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Judicial Selection
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M & A Law Prof Blog
Steele steps down quietly
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
You probably missed the quiet retirement dinner for the Chief Justice at the Wilmington Club last week. Earlier this week, Delaware's Judicial Nominating Committee passed on all four names (Berger,…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Washington Post Op-Ed Urges Changes in ABA’s Panel on Judicial Selection
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The Washington Post published an Op-Ed yesterday by Professor Michael J. Yelnosky, at Roger Williams University School of Law. Yelnosky notes that in the ABA's Standing Committee on the Federal…
inversecondemnation.com
Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Sabrina McKenna Interview
Worth watching: Hawaii Reporter's exclusive interview with Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna. No spoilers -- watch it yourself.
The Legal Whiteboard
Avery on Liberals, Conservatives, and the Law
My colleague, Michael Avery, along with co-author Danielle McLaughlin, has published The Federalist Society: How Conservatives Took the Law Back from Liberals (Vanderbilt University Press). Here are some of the…
IAALS Blog
State Judicial Selection: A Discussion of the Pros and Cons of Various Selection Methods
By Admindrop
The Diane Rehm Show discusses how judicial elections and appointment processes impact fairness in state courts. Some critics argue elections create political biases which weaken judicial impartiality. These critics contend…
inversecondemnation.com
Want To Be A Supreme Court Justice? Apply Now!
Did we mention its the Supreme Court of the Republic of Palau?Apply here.
IAALS Blog
New York Times on Michigan's Judicial Selection Task Force
By Admindrop
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 committees.…
The Faculty Lounge
Federalist Society in the Triangle: Judicial Selection in North Carolina
This evening over in Raleigh at Campbell University's law school (aka, Tim's school), there will be a panel discussion with Carrie Severino, Chief Counsel and Policy Director of The Judicial…
IAALS Blog
Oregon's process for picking judges under scrutiny
By Admindrop
Of the 100 justices who have served on the supreme court since statehood, only 36 have been elected to their seats. The rest were appointed by the governor to fill…
inversecondemnation.com
More On The JSC List Case
Here are three more items from the Honolulu media about the case in which the Star-Advertiser is seeking the Judicial Selection Commission lists from the Governor (Star-Advertiser v. Abercrombie, No.…