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Justice for All: Read the 2018 IAALS Annual Report
Justice for All: Read the 2018 IAALS Annual Report
“Justice for all.” It is a promise of American democracy and enshrined in our Pledge of Allegiance. And yet, it is not a reality. IAALS wants to change all of that. We are proud to present you with our 2018 Annual Report, which highlights our work and accomplishments within this important context.
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Resignation of Oklahoma Judge Highlights Need for Improved State Judicial Discipline Systems
Resignation of Oklahoma Judge Highlights Need for Improved State Judicial Discipline Systems
According to news reports, a state district judge in Oklahoma agreed to resign following a petition describing numerous acts of misconduct. The case illustrates several aspects of state judicial discipline highlighted in a recent IAALS report.
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Resignation of Oklahoma Judge Highlights Need for Improved State Judicial Discipline Systems
Resignation of Oklahoma Judge Highlights Need for Improved State Judicial Discipline Systems
According to news reports, a state district judge in Oklahoma agreed to resign following a petition describing numerous acts of misconduct. The case illustrates several aspects of state judicial discipline highlighted in a recent IAALS report.
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Not Above the Law: IAALS Provides New Recommendations for Judicial Discipline
Not Above the Law: IAALS Provides New Recommendations for Judicial Discipline
Public trust and confidence in our judiciary, and our judges, is vital. Yet, over the last several decades, that trust has been eroded. For people to trust judges again, we must ensure a series of pillars are in place: improved ways of selecting judges; improved ways of evaluating judges’ performance; and improved systems for disciplining judges who abuse their power—which is the subject of a new IAALS report.
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Not Above the Law: IAALS Provides New Recommendations for Judicial Discipline
Not Above the Law: IAALS Provides New Recommendations for Judicial Discipline
Public trust and confidence in our judiciary, and our judges, is vital. Yet, over the last several decades, that trust has been eroded. For people to trust judges again, we must ensure a series of pillars are in place: improved ways of selecting judges; improved ways of evaluating judges’ performance; and improved systems for disciplining judges who abuse their power—which is the subject of a new IAALS report.
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Judicial Discipline and Recusal
Judicial Discipline and Recusal
The public must have confidence that judges who abuse their power are not above the law and will be disciplined. And, appropriate judicial recusal is also essential to ensuring a judiciary that is impartial and inspires public trust. IAALS offers recommendations for both of these important areas.
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Judicial Discipline and Recusal
Judicial Discipline and Recusal
The public must have confidence that judges who abuse their power are not above the law and will be disciplined. And, appropriate judicial recusal is also essential to ensuring a judiciary that is impartial and inspires public trust. IAALS offers recommendations for both of these important areas.
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In Pennsylvania, Governor Nominates a New Justice while Another Sitting Justice Faces a Criminal Investigation
In Pennsylvania, Governor Nominates a New Justice while Another Sitting Justice Faces a Criminal Investigation
Governor Tom Corbett nominated superior court judge Correale F. Stevens to fill the supreme court vacancy created by former justice Joan Orie Melvin's resignation following her criminal conviction. At the same time, a sitting supreme court justice is now the subject of an FBI investigation. The investigation is focusing on whether Justice Seamus McCaffery and his wife, who serves as his chief aide, violated the state Ethics Act when she received fees for referring clients to personal-injury law firms.
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Ohio: Akron Bar Association targets judicial campaigns
Ohio: Akron Bar Association targets judicial campaigns
The Akron Bar Association formed a judicial campaign conduct committee as part of an effort to improve the tone and conduct of local judicial campaigns. The committee will ask candidates to sign a clean-campaign pledge and will review complaints about improper campaign behavior. The committee consists of five Democrats, five Republicans, and an independent and includes eight lawyers and three non-lawyers.
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Ohio: Political gift, ruling not linked, Supreme Court justice says
Ohio: Political gift, ruling not linked, Supreme Court justice says
An incumbent justice seeking reelection denied violating canons of judicial ethics in response to a charge by his opponent that he accepted a campaign contribution from a party whose case he heard. Republican Justice Robert Cupp said that he does not monitor who his contributors are and his campaign committee does not monitor his docket.
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