by Daniel Padilla | May 24, 2019 | Key Issues, News
We have just learned from Patricia Levy, Counsel for the Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (the “Committee”) , that the Honorable Judge Richard Clifton has designated the American Judicature Society as...
by Daniel Padilla | Oct 11, 2018 | Judicial Selection
This morning, AJS received news from our friends at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School that they have just released a new report entitled “Choosing State Judges: A Plan for Reform”. Regarding the report, the Brennan Center explains: The...
by Daniel Padilla | Sep 25, 2018 | Education
You are cordially invited to the AJS 2020 National Convention which will be held in Honolulu, HI on November 22-25! We sure that this gathering of our growing membership of judges, attorneys, academics, dedicated staff, researchers, educators, and community leaders...
by Daniel Padilla | Feb 27, 2018 | Education
The Winter 2017 Edition of Judicature (Volume 101 Number 4) is now available on Duke Law School’s Center for Judicial Studies website. In this addition Judge Michael Baylson offers a novel legal strategy judges can use to help give women and minority lawyers an...
by Daniel Padilla | Feb 22, 2018 | News
On January 29, 2018, during its Midyear meeting in Henderson, Nevada, the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) adopted an official resolution in support of American Judicature Society and the upcoming 2020 National Convention. The Resolution states NOW, THEREFORE, BE...
by Daniel Padilla | Oct 28, 2017 | Judicial Diversity
On August 7, 2017, the American Bar Association Judicial Division and the Brennan Center for Justice released a new manual that provides guidance on how courts can increase diversity among federal magistrate and bankruptcy judges. Authored by Kate Berry (with forward...
