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Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern Denver Law alumni James “Jim” Mulligan (JD '74) and Joan Burleson (JD '85) made a $2.25 million endowment to the University of Denver Sturm College of Law's Mulligan Burleson Chair in Modern Learning, which will ensure …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern iCivics, an organization founded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (who also serves as honorary chair of our O'Connor Advisory Committee) dedicated to increasing civic knowledge and participation, has created the jury service …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In most states that elect their judges, vacancies that arise between elections are filled by gubernatorial appointment. Some governors opt to use an advisory panel in making these appointments, as …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative This article originally appeared in the December Connected newsletter by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). As the quality of judges and integrity of the judiciary continue to receive …

Bert Brandenburg Former Executive Director, Justice at Stake When state courts are strained or crippled by budget cuts—and it’s all too familiar a scenario around the country—how can we make the strongest case possible for adequate funding? At the …

Marnee Baker It is Professor Whitney’s belief that “teaching skills and professional identity really is not so much about teaching it but, guiding them as they explore for themselves.” Advanced Advocacy: Legislative Policy , the latest Educating …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director It's hard to believe it's been less than three months since we officially launched IAALS Online . We hope you've been enjoying it as much as we have. We'll be taking a short break for the holidays—IAALS and the …

Melinda Taylor Clerk of Court, Denver Juvenile Court Former Executive Director, Resource Center for Separating and Divorcing Families How would you feel if you owned a business with your spouse and you decided to divorce? A recent article from The New …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Approximately one year ago, on November 1, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York implemented a Pilot Project Regarding Case Management Techniques for Complex Civil Cases . The pilot project, which arose …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern After an unsuccessful attempt in 1992 to cover the topic of divorce, Sesame Street has debuted a 13-minute, online segment entitled, " Little Children, Big Challenges: Divorce ," that shows a pink fairy, known as Abby …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Conservative lawmakers are expected to pursue a change in the process for selecting Kansas’ appellate judges in 2013. Critics of the current process believe that lawyers have too much control, with …

Brittany Kauffman CEO The Sedona Conference® has updated its Resources for the Judiciary , a reference manual for judges that is “intended to assemble and promote a variety of proven judicial management tools to help parties develop and execute …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS Russell Wheeler President, Governance Institute Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution Former Deputy Director, Federal Judicial Center Senior Fellow, IAALS In mid-November, President Obama …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Senators Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk each authorize a  nonpartisan screening committee  to evaluate applicants for district court vacancies and make recommendations as to the best qualified. With four …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative According to results of a  recent Vanderbilt University poll , 44 percent of Tennessee voters want to elect supreme court justices, while 28 percent believe the governor should continue to appoint …

John T. Broderick, Jr. Chief Justice (Ret.), New Hampshire Supreme Court University of New Hampshire School of Law Dean John Broderick delivered this keynote address at the  New England Law Review’s fall symposium, "Crisis in the Judiciary.” The symposium …

Corina D. Gerety Former Director of Research, IAALS Two recent events have us reflecting on the reasons why it is important to collect and share data. At IAALS, we have concluded our final study of Colorado’s Simplified Procedure (Rule 16.1), which was …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern According to a system established in 1977 by constitutional amendment, the governor appoints judges to the New York Court of Appeals—the state's highest court—from names submitted by the Commission on Judicial Nomination. …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern Rather than being elected by the voters, Delaware’s judges are appointed by the governor with senate confirmation. Since 1977, Delaware governors have entered an executive order creating a judicial nominating commission to …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern Recently, during the Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators, many state chief justices, court administrators, and legislators attended or participated in a panel discussion …