Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Governor Chris Christie submitted nominees for two New Jersey supreme court vacancies to the senate. One of the nominees is a sitting superior court judge and, if confirmed, would be the first …
Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative During the week of December 3, the U.S. Senate confirmed four nominees for district court judgeships in Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, and Michigan. This is unexpected progress in light of …
Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative An unusual feature of the Delaware constitution is that it requires partisan balance on the state’s courts, so judicial vacancies are reserved for members of a particular political party . All …
Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In April 2011, North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue entered Executive Order 86 , which created a judicial nominating commission to screen applicants and recommend the best qualified candidates for …
Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative The campaign for a seat on Louisiana’s supreme court has taken a negative turn , with the Democratic candidate sponsoring an ad attacking Republican Jeff Hughes’ record as a trial court judge. …
Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative As IAALS Online has covered previously , Governor Brownback and conservative state legislators are expected to pursue changes to the process for choosing Kansas’ appellate judges in the upcoming …
Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern This week, the Arizona Supreme Court will consider a proposal, backed by all three Arizona law schools, to let third year law students take the February bar exam prior to graduation . This proposal was created directly in …
Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative A contentious and likely expensive supreme court campaign is expected in April 2013, with Justice Patience Roggensack seeking reelection and at least three candidates expressing interest in …
Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern In a recent article , the Economist discusses how "money and back-room politicking are contaminating the selection of judges." The relative ease with which partisan groups can reach voters during a contested judicial …
Zachary Willis Director of Communications This month, IAALS launched the first edition of IAALS Report , our new monthly newsletter. It’s a convenient way to keep you even more informed about issues affecting the civil justice system as we move into 2013 …
Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern Judicial campaign spending amounts across the nation skyrocketed in the recent election cycle, threatening public perceptions of the independence, fairness, and impartiality of the courts . Driven by the desire to tilt the …
Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative When they return in January, South Carolina legislators will elect judges for nine new circuit and family court judgeships , providing critics of this selection process with an opportunity to press …
Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative According to a 1974 amendment to Arizona’s constitution, counties with a population of at least 250,000 must select their superior court judges via commission-based gubernatorial appointment—a.k.a. …
Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The D.C. Bar Judicial Evaluations Committee is beginning its annual survey of attorneys about judges sitting on the D.C. Court of Appeals and D.C. Superior Court. The results of the evaluations are …
Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In the wake of the November elections, the California Supreme Court adopted amendments to the code of judicial ethics that address judicial campaigns. The new rules require appellate judges, who …
Melinda Taylor Clerk of Court, Denver Juvenile Court Former Executive Director, Resource Center for Separating and Divorcing Families A University of Michigan research project looked at the effects of divorce on women's health insurance rates and …
Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern IAALS Advisory Board Member and Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Advisory Committee Member Richard Baer will be joining Liberty Media Corporation on January 1, 2013, as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Baer will be …
Brittany Kauffman CEO The Northern District of California unveiled a new set of guidelines on Tuesday for the discovery of electronically stored information (ESI). The guidelines were developed by a bench-bar committee chaired by Magistrate Judge …
Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Judicial performance evaluation results published by the new Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission (JPEC) were not seen by many Utah citizens, the JPEC reports. For the first time, the …
Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has made history by being the first major federal courthouse in the country to have an all-woman bench . And five of the six judges …
