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Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Howard Wasserman recently wrote a post questioning the notion that medical school offers an appropriate model to law schools wishing to graduate lawyers who are "practice-ready." Jeff Lipshaw responded at The Legal …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A bill that would have expanded the governor’s authority over the state’s judicial nominating commissions stalled after disagreement between the house and senate over whether the governor’s proposed authority to remove …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A proposal to establish seven-year renewable terms for judges, who now enjoy life tenure to age 70, received majority support in the house of representatives but did not get the three-fifths vote required for a …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director There are three supreme court seats up for election in November, one of which is an open seat. Though the parties do not officially nominate candidates until their conventions later this year, Democrats give non-binding …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The house of representatives voted to abolish the Kansas Commission on Judicial Performance and end the state’s judicial performance evaluation program. While House Democrats believe the program provides important …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The judicial nominating commission created last April by Governor Perdue held hearings in three cities to hear from the public about the qualities and characteristics judges should possess. The commission screens and …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The senate approved a proposed ballot measure that would raise the retirement age for judges from 70 to 75. A similar measure is stalled in the house. Thu, 03/01/2012 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director University of Georgia Law is conducting a survey of people working in the legal field to determine what research skills are most valuable for law graduates. Click here to read the article. Thu, 03/01/2012 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Nevada Senator William J. Raggio died on February 23. He was in Australia with his wife, Dale, when he suffered a respiratory ailment. He was 85. Senator Raggio was a 2010 IAALS Transparent Courthouse® Award recipient, …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director With no Democrats filing to run, the March Republican primary will determine the successor to Justice Thomas Woodall, who is not seeking reelection. The two candidates are a court of appeals judge and a circuit court …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The senate rejected a proposal supported by Governor Brownback that would have eliminated the judicial nominating commission's role in screening applicants for the state's court of appeals and given the senate a role in …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In response to growing complaints from the public, a new accreditation system will require medical residency programs "to demonstrate that their trainees have the skills and personal attributes they need to be …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A circuit court judge and former Republican is one of six candidates competing in the Democratic primary for a Cook County appellate court vacancy. With no Republican candidates, the Democratic primary will determine …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Some Canadian law schools are looking at ways to offer more experiential education: Regardless of the type of experiential learning, whether it’s participating in one of the law school’s clinics or one of its various …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director This collection of articles takes a look at changing career outlooks and expectations for law graduates interested in pursuing a career in NLJ 250 firms. Mon, 02/27/2012 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In February, twelve more law schools were targeted with lawsuits claiming they misled prospective students about future job prospects. But some say the plaintiffs have little chance of success. Click here to read the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Only one attorney applied to fill a district court vacancy. Some speculated that potential applicants were discouraged by the fact that the appointee must run in November to keep the seat, for which another attorney has …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Governor Branstad recently made thirty appointments to the state’s district judicial nominating commissions. Many of them oppose the merit selection process, and at least one of them was active in the campaign to defeat …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The last election for supreme court chief justice, in 2006, was the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history in terms of fundraising, but the three Republicans candidates for the seat in 2012 are setting records so …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A Democratic lawmaker proposed a public financing system for supreme court elections, pointing to concerns about justices appearing to be influenced by campaign contributors. Sun, 02/26/2012 - …