Selections from the Fair Courts e-lert May 28, 2010, published by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law. State Judicial Elections 1. Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor continues to advocate for states to replace contested judicial elections with merit selection systems. In an op-ed appearing…
TITLE: THE SUPREME COURT SUBTITLE: A C-SPAN Book Featuring the Justices in Their Own Words EDITORS: Brian Lamb, Susan Swain, and Mark Farkas PUBLICATION DATE: May 4, 2010 PUBLISHER: Perseus Books PAGE COUNT: 372 pp. ISBN: 978-1-38648-835-2 PRICE: $28.95 A team of C-SPAN editors has assembled a selection of interviews…
Selections from the Brennan Center Fair Courts E-lert May 21, 2010. Summarized news articles and editorials related to the independence of judges and the courts….: 1. A recent George Mason University study suggests that certain factors such as “support for diversity in the state’s leadership,” the “location of a judgeship,”…
A program presented by the state trial judges during the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association in San Francisco at the Marriott Marquis On August 5, from 1:30-4:30 p.m.. Attendees registered for the 2010 ABA Annual Meeting are invited to join the National Conference of State Trial Judges…
Many thanks to Luis Acosta of the Library of Congress for forwarding the following: Elena Kagan Nominated to the Supreme Court: http://go.usa.gov/ieT On April 9, 2010 Justice John Paul Stevens announced that he would retire after nearly 35 years on the bench of the U.S. Supreme Court. President Obama announced…
QUESTION: On behalf of the California Administrative Office of the Courts, we would like to know if there are any courts in the United States that “sell” delinquent court-ordered fines, fees, penalties, and assessments. In specific, we are looking for criteria, and private vendors used, including pricing structure. RESPONSES: 1.…
From: Fair Courts E-lert, May 7, 2010 Published by the Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law. 1. Show Me Better Courts, a Missouri organization seeking to replace the state’s merit selection of judges with contested judicial elections, claims to have raised $1.5 million “to gather petition…
Jonathan Stock who along with others has been working tirelessly to save six threatened law libraries in Connecticut from closure due to financial constraints. Here is Jonathan’s latest report, received as an e-mail on May 6, 2010.: The Connecticut General Assembly closed down last night. We now know that the…
The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has released its 2010 Annual Report which ” recommends [a] greater role for state high court, and public disciplinary proceedings, in conduct cases” The 2010 Report documents the Commission’s work in 2009. The Commission is the state agency responsible for investigating complaints…
Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the State of New York INTRODUCTION This is my first State of the Judiciary message as the Chief Judge of the State of New York. Months ago, I was expecting to give a live address at Court of Appeals Hall in Albany, similar to those…