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Judicial Selection
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IAALS Blog
Former Montana Supreme Court Justice Urges Switch to Merit Selection
In a guest column for the Montana Standard, former Montana Supreme Court Justice James C. Nelson calls for the implementation of a merit-based judicial selection process to keep Montana’s courts…
New York Court Watcher
The New York Court of Appeals Latest List
For the second time in one month, the State Commission on Judicial Nomination released a list of nominees for New York's highest court. Earlier last month, on April 8th, the…
Texas Appellate Counsel
E55 | Paths to Texas Judicial Selection Reform | Chief Justice Tom Phillips
The mixing of politics and judicial selection has been a part of Texas history from the beginning. Political parties continue to influence judicial appointments and elections, and money is always…
Bench & Bar of Minnesota
Commission on Judicial Selection recommends 6th Judicial District candidates to Gov. Walz
By Minnesota State Bar Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 26, 2021Contact: Teddy Tschannteddy.tschann@state.mn.us651-402-8841 Commission on Judicial Selection Recommends Sixth Judicial District Candidates to Governor Walz [ST. PAUL, MN] –The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today that…
Bench & Bar of Minnesota
Walz, Flanagan seek applicants for two vacancies on the Commission on Judicial Selection
By Minnesota State Bar Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 15, 2021Contact: Teddy Tschannteddy.tschann@state.mn.us651-402-8841 Walz, Flanagan Seek Applicants for Two Vacancies on the Commission on Judicial Selection [ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced…
IAALS Blog
Texas Judicial Selection Commission Votes Against Partisan Judicial Elections, Recommends Further Research
In 2019, the 86th Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3040, creating the Texas Commission on Judicial Selection to study the “fairness, effectiveness, and desirability” of partisan elections for judicial selection…
Bench & Bar of Minnesota
Commission on Judicial Selection opens application process for vacancy in the 4th Judicial District
By Minnesota State Bar Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 12, 2021Contact: Teddy Tschannteddy.tschann@state.mn.us651-402-8841 Commission on Judicial Selection Opens Application Process for Vacancy in the Fourth Judicial District [ST. PAUL, MN] – Today, the Commission on Judicial Selection announced a…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Revisiting the Importance of Diversity in Judicial Selection
By Tracy Thomas
Natalie Gomez-Velez, Judicial Selection: Diversity, Discretion, Inclusion, and the Idea of Justice,48 Capital Law Review 285 (2020)Improving the “diversity” of the bench often has been discussed as a component of…
Texas Appellate Counsel
E49 | A Red River Crossover | Gabe Bass & Jana Knott
With different court rules and practices being implemented in every state, lawyers do not necessarily encounter the same experience in general. To discover how the Oklahoma appellate law differs from…
Bench & Bar of Minnesota
Commission on Judicial Selection opens application process for vacancies in the 6th Judicial District
By Minnesota State Bar Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 1, 2021Contact: Teddy Tschannteddy.tschann@state.mn.us651-402-8841 Commission on Judicial Selection Opens Application Process for Vacancies in the Sixth Judicial District [ST. PAUL, MN] – Today, the Commission on Judicial Selection…