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Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Incumbent Justice David Medina was defeated in the July 31 runoff for the Republican spot on the November ballot by challenger John Devine, a former trial court judge who has run for six political offices since 1994. …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Governor Martinez asked the judicial nominating commission to submit more names for a trial court vacancy , after the commission forwarded the name of one of only two applicants. The nominating commission reopened the …

Stephen Daniels Previously, we have drawn from the Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers  (ETL) survey to describe the 23 ETL Consortium schools, explore the kinds of curricular innovations currently in place, and look at their support for faculty engagement in …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Daniel Girard, founder and managing partner of a San Francisco- and New York-based litigation firm and a member of the Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Advisory Committee, recently sat down with ETL to discuss his …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The  latest edition of Rule One Review  is now available. Rule One Review is a quarterly newsletter that shares information about pilot projects and other civil rules projects being monitored by the  Rule One Initiative …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The National Center for State Courts has released Future Trends in State Courts 2012: Special Focus on Courts and Community , including an article by  Judge Kevin S. Burke  (a member of our Advisory Board) on …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Three Democratic senators asked Chief Justice Stuart Rabner to investigate allegations that a Republican legislator pressured superior court judges regarding a judicial nomination. According to the senators, the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Supporters of a ballot measure that would alter the composition of the nominating commission for appellate court vacancies are unhappy with the issue summary prepared by the secretary of state’s office and plan to file …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Sixteen of the 22 applicants for a supreme court vacancy are women . Indiana is one of three states without a woman on its high court. This will be Governor Daniels’ third appointment to the five-member court. Tue, …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A state prosecutor announced that no charges would be filed against the three justices standing for retention in November. Governor Scott asked the state law enforcement agency to investigate whether the justices had …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director As a result of a split vote on the issue by the supreme court, Justice Michael Gableman will not be required to recuse himself from cases involving a law firm that provided him with free legal representation in an …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Two supreme court justices are disputing which of them has seniority and should replace Chief Justice Kitty Kimball when she steps down next year. Justice Bernette Johnson was serving on an intermediate appellate court …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In What America Can Learn From Germany’s Justice System , James Maxeiner urges us to compare America’s civil justice system to its German counterpart for examples of how the civil justice system can be …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Governor Christie nominated a sitting superior court judge , and former federal and state prosecutor, to the supreme court. In recent months, two Christie nominees have been rejected by the senate judiciary committee. …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Though plaintiff attorneys and their firms typically back Democratic judicial candidates, Republican chief justice candidate Roy Moore has received $55,000 from these groups . The supreme court is composed of nine …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The July 2012 edition of Selection Snapshots is now available. Sign up for Selection Snapshots and other IAALS newsletters here . Tue, 07/03/2012 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The June 2012 edition of the Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers newsletter is now available. Sign up for this and other IAALS newsletters here . Tue, 07/03/2012 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A group known as Defend Justice from Politics formed to support the three justices up for retention in November. Mon, 07/02/2012 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director   The ABA Journal discusses the impact of Big Law's preference for graduates from Ivy League and other “elite” law schools. The article notes that such “near obsession with pedigree . . . is damaging to the entire …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Citing the “Rule of Necessity” and the fact that he did not witness one of the events that gave rise to the case, Justice Patrick Crooks declined to recuse himself from the discipline case involving Justice David …