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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 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The house of representatives approved a measure that would expand the governor’s power over the state’s judicial nominating commissions. The governor appoints the nine members of each commission, with the bar making …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission reported an increase in judicial applicants from 2010 to 2011, including an upswing in the number of applicants from larger law firms. The commission's chair …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A new site devoted to procedural fairness in the courts was recently launched by Judge Kevin Burke , District Judge in the Hennepin County (Minn.) District Court; Judge Steve Leben, Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals; the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The judicial nominating commission conducted final interviews of applicants for the supreme court vacancy created by Chief Justice Randall Shepard’s retirement. Three of the finalists are women, and Indiana is one of …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The state judicial nominating commission submitted the names of two men and one woman to the governor for the vacancy created by Chief Justice Randall Shepard's March retirement. The governor has 60 days to appoint one …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In November 2011, Initial Discovery Protocols for Employment Cases Alleging Adverse Action were approved by the Civil Rules Advisory Committee for implementation in pilot projects across the nation. The Protocols were …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Three justices are on the ballot in November, and their retention is expected to be hotly contested. One group that has mounted an anti-retention campaign is Restore Justice 2012, whose website lays out the justices’ …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The February 2012 edition of the  Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers   newsletter is now available. Sign up for this and other IAALS newsletters here . Thu, 02/16/2012 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director From February 6 to February 8, the Legal Ethics Forum held an online symposium about "the implications of economic pressures on the way we teach our students," which included posts from 22 contributors. Click here to …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The house of representatives approved a plan that will, over time, eliminate 36 judgeships and cut $5.7 million from the state’s annual budget. The chief justice characterized the plan as “unprecedented” and “the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director New York's Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has created a task force to identify ways to "better control dockets, manage case flow and make more effective use of non-judicial personnel and alternative dispute resolution …