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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 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Following Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton’s announcement that she will retire in December with two years remaining in her term, the editorial board of the Cleveland Plain Dealer   called for Governor Kasich to use a …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The judicial nominating commission is considering applicants for the vacancy that will be created by the July retirement of Justice George Carley. Since taking office, Governor Deal has made an unprecedented number of …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Bill Henderson takes a look at a question that has been making the rounds: What is the answer to high student debt? After dispensing with a number of attempted answers to the question, he says: My own belief is that …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director This week The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel shared its interview with the President of Lawyers for Civil Justice, Wayne B. Mason, who spoke to the need for broad-based rule reform “to help achieve the consistency, …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Two recent opinion pieces in the New York Times discussed the reforms recommended by Michigan’s Judicial Selection Task Force, which included better disclosure requirements, open primaries, and campaign oversight …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A federal judge struck down an aspect of the public financing program for appellate judges that provides rescue funds to judicial candidates who are outspent by privately funded candidates. The U.S. Supreme Court …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Professor Andrew Schepard was among our first ETL Fellows. Here , his school recognizes the honor. He teaches Family Law with Skills with, a course he co-created with Professor J. Herbie DiFonzo. It is based on the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director By a 4-3 vote, the supreme court declined to reappoint the chair of the Wisconsin Judicial Commission, which recently found probable cause that Justice David Prosser violated three parts of the state’s code of judicial …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The general assembly opted not to elect a judicial candidate who would have been the state’s first openly gay judge. Opposition to his election focused on his positions on gay marriage and the military’s now-repealed …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Two of the three supreme court justices up for reelection face challengers in the Republican primary. One justice’s opponent is running to “expose the corrosive influence of big business on the court,” while the other …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A New York Times commentary discussed the reforms recommended by the Michigan Judicial Selection Task Force, which included better disclosure requirements, open primaries, and campaign oversight committees. The piece …