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Brittany Kauffman CEO The Texas Supreme Court has issued its long-awaited rules for expedited actions this week, making the process mandatory in cases of $100,000 or less. The rules are being adopted as a result of Texas legislation that called upon the …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern In an interview with Parade Magazine , Justice  Sandra Day O'Connor , Honorary Chair of the Advisory Committee to the  Quality Judges Initiative , discusses why approval ratings for the U.S. Supreme Court justices have …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Rebecca Love Kourlis, Executive Director of IAALS, will speak about the organization’s work to improve the use of financial experts in litigation on December 5 for the Colorado Bar Association CLE’s Measuring Lost …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative The defeat of two incumbent supreme court justices has led some to consider making changes to the judicial election process . Neither justices’ qualifications were called into question, and both …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Senate Republicans are split on whether to consider confirmation of judicial nominees, many of which have been pending for several months, during the lame-duck session or wait until the next …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS “It seems that the wag who once said ‘marriage is grand—divorce is a hundred grand’ was underestimating the situation.” So began Chapter 8—which focused on divorce and child custody cases—in our 2011 …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern On October 19, 2012, the University of Missouri hosted a symposium which addressed how law schools can better prepare students to practice law. The symposium consisted of scholars, practitioners, and judges who analyzed the …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern In Bexar County, the recent election has produced another wave of straight-ticket voting on judges. Texas is one of only three states in which voters can cast a straight-party ballot for all candidates , including judicial …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Following the defeat of a proposed constitutional amendment that would have given the governor greater authority in appointing nominating commission members and more discretion in selecting judges, …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Two supreme court candidates who face a December runoff have taken different tacks in their campaigns. While one candidate has discussed his position as "pro-life, pro-gun and pro-traditional …

Marnee Baker In the spirit of the Jesuit tradition, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law focuses on holistic education and strives to educate the whole law student and equip each with the skills and competencies necessary to be a functioning and …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative This special edition of Selection Snapshots provides an overview of the challenges to judicial retention, court-related ballot measures, supreme court elections, public financing of judicial …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern In response to the weak job market, Boston College of Law has created a new position — faculty director of experiential learning. The director  will be responsible for underscoring and enhancing BC Law’s emphasis on …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern On Bill Moyer's show, Sally Pederson and Joy Corning, co-founders of a bipartisan coalition called Justice Not Politics , discuss the risks to the judicial system when "justices are at the mercy of partisan passions and …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications The Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Initiative at IAALS is pleased to announce the addition of a new, innovative course to its growing list of course portfolios . International Business Negotiations is taught by Jay …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern Because the exhausting and emotional impact of divorce often extends into the work environment, an article by Vicki Larson in the Huffington Post suggests businesses should take part in improving how courts handle divorce …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern LawWeek Colorado recently interviewed  Executive Director  Rebecca Love Kourlis about IAALS' efforts to build public confidence and trust for judges and the court system. Referencing a recent publication of the Quality …

William Raftery While the last decade has seen a sort of "nationalization" of state high court races, coverage of election night results remains below that of congressional races. In 2010, the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) attempted, thanks to …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern A Nationwide study reports that many married couples are opting for long-term separation  because they cannot afford to divorce - especially if there are children involved. The study found that couples who remain separated …

Cindy Pham Former IAALS Intern Addressing efforts to oust Justice David Wiggins from his seat on Iowa's high court because of an unpopular decision, the  O'Connor Advisory Committee Chair, Justice Ruth V. McGregor , has written an op-ed about how special …