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Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director June 22nd and 23rd are just around the corner and IAALS is excited to host two days of summits on electronic discovery. The Friday June 22nd session, co-sponsored by DISH Network L.L.C., is a “Best in Class” E-Discovery …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In the coming weeks, we will release two major publications. The first is Cornerstones of State Judicial Selection: Laying the Foundation for Quality Court Systems and Judges . This report begins by describing desired …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In Michigan, where three of the seven seats on the state supreme court are on the ballot in November, there is much attention focused on its Judicial Selection Task Force's recent recommendations . IAALS Executive …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In May, IAALS hosted the Udall-Bennet Federal Judicial Screening Committee , which was charged with interviewing applicants for an upcoming vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In the sole supreme court race this fall, both the incumbent and the challenger have qualified for public financing, but a super PAC known as N.C. Judicial Coalition has formed to support the incumbent . The election …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In the wake of a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down the matching funds provision in Arizona’s public financing system, the secretary of state declined to enforce a similar provision in New Mexico’s …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The state Republican Party moved for a preliminary injunction against enforcing a law barring political parties from endorsing, contributing to, or making expenditures on behalf of nonpartisan judicial candidates. …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director From thirty-one applicants for an upcoming supreme court vacancy, the judicial nominating commission submitted the names of seven candidates for possible appointment to Governor Deal. Wed, 06/06/2012 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A NALP survey of lawyers suggested that government and public interest lawyers were more likely to participate in clinics and other experiential classes than law firm associates. Wed, 06/06/2012 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The June 2012 edition of Selection Snapshots is now available. Sign up for Selection Snapshots and other IAALS newsletters here . Tue, 06/05/2012 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Yesterday, the National Law Journal featured a special report on law school innovators , including these. Georgetown University Law Center: There's an App for That Georgetown University Law Center, a new Educating …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The judicial commission called for the discipline case against Justice David Prosser to be sent to a panel of three court of appeals judges. The role of such a panel is to recommend to the supreme court what, if any, …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director At a recent campaign appearance, Justice Barbara Pariente cautioned that a November vote not to retain her and two fellow justices who are also on the ballot would allow Governor Scott to make "partisan judicial …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The content of fliers used in a trial court judge's reelection campaign  raised ethical concerns, leading some to call for an inquiry by the state commission on judicial conduct. The fliers tout recent decisions in …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In response to concerns expressed by senate Democrats about a supreme court nominee’s lack of courtroom experience , Governor Christie noted that the state bar association found the nominee to be qualified, but the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Governor Corbett attracted criticism with his first judicial appointment since taking office, choosing his close friend and chief of staff without consulting court officials and lawmakers as is the custom. The …

Marnee Baker Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers' newest partner, Georgetown University Law Center has historic strength in linking the practical with the theoretical thereby producing lawyers with a broad range of skills in addition to substantive expertise. …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Professor Ben Madison ( view his course portfolio here ) argues that students continue to develop "ethical traits and values" while in law school and that professors should not take a "hands-off" approach. What we, as …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Professor Brian Tamanaha, who authored  Failing Law Schools , penned an op-ed for the New York Times on the debt and joblessness of recent law school graduates and points to two culprits: American Bar Association …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In the Spring 2012 edition of its quarterly publication, ABOTA features Chapter 3 of Rebuilding Justice : "The Importance of Trials." Read the full chapter here.  Thu, 05/31/2012 - …