The January issue of WSLL @ Your Service has been published at http://wsll.state.wi.us/newsletter/0801.html In this issue:
* State Law Library Catalog Debuts New Look, New Features * Using the New “Preferred Search” Feature of the Catalog * Got Milk? How About a Library Card?
* This Just In… “New Titles” Lists * WSLL, MLRC & DCLRC Exhibit at Solo/Small Firm Conference * Learn @ the Law Library: Upcoming Classes * Odds ‘n’ Endings: January Notables
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“…Americans should take enormous pride in our judicial system. But there is no cause for complacency. Our judicial system inspires the world because of the commitment of each new generation of judges who build upon the vision and accomplishments of those who came before. I am committed to continuing three of my predecessor’s important but unfinished initiatives to maintain the quality of our courts.
First, I will carry on the efforts to improve communications with the Executive and Legislative Branches of government. The Constitution’s provision for three separate but coordinate Branches envisions that the Branches will communicate through appropriate means on administrative matters of common concern. Each has a valuable perspective on the other. The Branches already engage in constructive dialogue through a number of familiar forums, including the Judicial Conference, congressional hearings, and advisory committee meetings. But the familiar avenues are not necessarily the only ones…”
Top Ten Stories in January 4, 2008 issue:
Lawyer Pay Good-Looking Lawyers Make More Money, Researcher Says Jan 2, 2008, 08:31 am CST
“A researcher studying the impact of beauty has found that good-looking lawyers–like other professionals–make more money than their colleagues with lesser looks. Economist Daniel Hamermesh of the University of Texas based his conclusion on the photographs of graduates of an unnamed law school. Those rated attractive in the photos went.” Click here to see this article.
Personal Lives
How a Reed Smith Partner Learned Wealth, Power Were the Wrong Priorities Dec 17, 2007, 01:51 pm CST
A. Scott Bolden, a partner at Reed Smith in Washington, D.C., didn’t listen to his lawyers’ advice after an ex-girlfriend called him about his long-rumored daughter. The ex told Bolden shortly before Thanksgiving in 2001 that his daughter, Shayla, was turning 18 and needed him, Bolden recalls in a Washington Post article..
The following is an edited version of an article by Peter Galli, published on eWeek.com:.
December 19, 2007
By Peter Galli
Criminal justice experts from around the country will descend upon Los Angeles on Feb. 7-9 for the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section’s 2008 Midyear Meeting. On Feb. 8 members can participate in CLE programs addressing among other issues how the “Jena 6” ordeal affected the public’s perception of the criminal justice system and what mediation and restorative justice could have done to prevent it, and the latest tactical approaches taken by both prosecutors and public defenders in DUI trials.
That same day, the CJS Innocence Subcommittee is pleased to announce that the Section is cosponsoring a symposium at Southwestern Law School entitled “Wrongful Convictions: Causes and Cures”.
Following the “Jena 6” and DUI programs, the Section will co-sponsor a joint reception celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the ABA Council on Legal Education Opportunity and the presentation of the Section’s inaugural Frank Carrington Victim Advocate Award presented in honor of Frank Carrington to the Carrington family.
From the New Jersey Law Journal December 17, 2007.
N.J. Ends Capital Punishment, Commutes All Death Sentences
Michael Booth
The Legislative Resource Center of the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives is looking for a Manager of Library Services. The individual will provide daily management, oversight and supervision of library operations and personnel. Applicants should have at least five (5) years of progressively responsible management and supervisory experience; an MLS from an accredited American Library Association (ALA)
school is preferred. Contact: Mr. Eddie Curry, Office of the Clerk,
Legislative Resource Center, B-106 Cannon House Office Building,
Fearing Class Action, Carrier Removes Lawyer’s Dental-Bill Suit to U.S. Court
“Given Eric Katz’s winning of a $45 million class action settlement last year from Horizon Blue Cross, including $6.5 million in legal fees, it’s not surprising the insurance company is making a mountain out of a molar”.
Death Penalty Repealer Heads For Governor’s Desk
Criminal Law Library Blog