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Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A study of the sentencing practices of superior court judges suggests that their elections influence their behavior , with judges handing out stiffer sentences from the time they take the bench to their first election. …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The plaintiff in a challenge to the constitutionality of the process for selecting the state's appellate judges asked two retired supreme court justices and a former federal judge to recuse themselves from a special …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Senator Durbin of Illinois formed a thirteen-member, bipartisan screening committee to recommend potential candidates to President Obama for three judicial vacancies in the Northern District. Before making final …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A trial court judge who was removed from office on July 31 for ethics violations was one of the top-two vote getters in the August 7 primary election for her seat and will advance to the general election. According to …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Conservative candidates for the state senate defeated moderates in at least seven Republican primary contests , making it likely that conservatives will hold 27 of 32 GOP seats in the 40-member senate in 2013-14. One of …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A trial judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to remove three supreme court justices from the November retention ballot, ruling that the two Florida voters who filed the suit lack standing. With the assistance of the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In a state where judicial elections are nonpartisan in the sense that party affiliation does not appear on the ballot, the state Republican party endorsed three supreme court candidates , including two incumbents. Tue, …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The commission on judicial performance released evaluation reports for 90 judges standing for retention in November. Only one judge—a county court judge in El Paso County—received a “do not retain” recommendation. Tue, …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The state AFL-CIO endorsed the Republican candidate for chief justice, Roy Moore. Though the organization usually backs Democratic candidates, its president said that Moore has a record of “treating the average person …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Three justices of the supreme court of appeals recused themselves from hearing a constitutional challenge to the distribution of matching funds under the state’s pilot public financing program for supreme court races. …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Justice Michael Gableman recused himself from considering charges of ethical violations against fellow justice David Prosser, making him the fourth justice of the seven-member court to do so and leaving the court …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The outcome of a supreme court race has led some to question the role of ethnicity in judicial elections. Incumbent justice Steve Gonzalez’s opponent did not raise money or campaign but still garnered 42 percent of the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director From two nominees submitted by the Alaska Judicial Council, Governor Parnell appointed Anchorage attorney Peter Maassen to fill the vacancy created by Justice Morgan Christen’s appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals …

Marnee Baker Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers is proud to note that David Thomson, one of our first Fellows, is being honored with the Distinguished Teaching Award at the University of Denver. The award recognizes excellence in teaching and emphasizes the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The Iowa State Bar Association has released its biennial survey of practicing attorneys on judges and justices up for retention this November.  The survey showed high approval ratings for all Iowa judges and justices, …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director For Governor Dayton’s first appointment to the supreme court, the judicial selection commission nominated four candidates , including a U.S. attorney and three judges. The vacancy was created by Justice Helen Meyer’s …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The August 2012 edition of Selection Snapshots is now available. Sign up for Selection Snapshots and other IAALS newsletters here . Thu, 08/09/2012 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The supreme court reversed one of the revisions it made to the code of judicial conduct in January, removing a prohibition against judges making campaign contributions to political candidates. The state bar supported …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A November ballot measure will ask voters whether the constitution should be amended to allow an increase in judges’ contributions to their pensions and other benefits. In a recent 3-2 decision, the supreme court ruled …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The preliminary hearing in the criminal case against Justice Joan Orie Melvin began on July 30. Melvin faces charges that she violated state law by using court staff to assist in her 2003 and 2009 supreme court …