Sentences with phrase «for appellate judges»

No other state has judicial term limits for appellate judges.

It may be helpful for the prospective appellate attorney to complete a summer associate position for an appellate attorney, or to clerk for an appellate judge.

And that's almost always the easiest sell for appellate judges.

The proposal calls for appellate judges to be appointed by the governor with legislative confirmation and to stand for retention for subsequent terms.

Nothing is more frustrating for an appellate judge than being confronted by counsel who do not know the record.

One of this blog's most popular features is its «20 questions for the appellate judge» interview series.

SB 109 Effectively eliminates mandatory retirement age for appellate judges.

Chief Justice Lawton Nuss has spoken out against efforts to end Kansas» merit selection process for appellate judges and...

Usually, the menu of options for an appellate judge participating in an opinion is limited: You either write the opinion, concur with it, dissent from it, or concur in part and dissent in part.

An important form of accountability (always for appellate judges and ALJs) is the requirement of «reasoned elaboration» (explaining legal reasons concerning how and why the outcome is what it is).

HJR 1096 Allows salary increases for trial judges, but not for appellate judges, as recommended by Board on Judicial Compensation.

These evaluations are typically based on surveys of attorneys, other judges, court staff, and court users; courtroom observation for trial judges; written opinion review for appellate judges; and case - processing statistics.

HB 3378: mandatory retirement for appellate judges at age 75; judge may serve out term in which age 75 is reached HB 3379: term limits of 12 years for the Court of Civil Appeals only; there is no mention of term limits for the state's top courts (Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals) although news reports indicate that may be in the offing HB 3380: Creation of Board on Judicial Performance Evaluation.

The first, similar to Kansas, ends the state's merit selection system for appellate judges and allows for the governor to pick any qualified person.

On the same day that jury selection began in the trial of a supreme court justice charged with illegal campaign practices, a Pennsylvania legislator introduced a measure that would end partisan elections for appellate judges.

The Appellate Practice Section's legislative and policy agenda this year continues to support the need for maintaining an independent judiciary with funding for appellate judges and support personnel consistent with the Supreme Court of Florida's budget requests.

The difficulty of course is that case - by - case analysis raises the costs of decisions for the litigants, increases the risk of error and manipulation by lower court judges, makes it harder for appellate judges to monitor lower court decisions, and makes life less certain for litigants and legislators.

A: In the mid-1970s, Florida's voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment requiring that the merit retention system be used for all appellate judges.

Florida House votes tomorrow on term limits for appellate judges, over a dozen floor amendments filed by same representative who tried to create a «Scalia rule» in 2016

Last week you said that structuring your legal writing like a logic proof — treating appellate law like mathematics — is almost always the easiest sell for appellate judges.

The proposal would establish a federal selection process for appellate judges — gubernatorial appointment with confirmation by both houses of the legislature (the «plus»).

A bill introduced in the senate in January calls for appellate judges to be chosen through a merit selection process rather...

All associates in the group have spent at least a year as law clerks for an appellate judge, with over half previously clerking for a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.

Oklahoma Speaker puts forth judicial agenda: keep merit selection but change nominating commission, term limits but only for Court of Civil Appeals, mandatory retirement age for all appellate judges, several «placeholder» bills

HB 222 Continues nonpartisan elections (or appointment if filling interim vacancy) for initial terms for appellate judges.

Less than a week after the supreme court struck down a civil justice reform measure known as the Comprehensive Lawsuit Reform Act of 2009, some state legislators called for a study of term limits for appellate judges.

HB 1984 / SB 1196 For appellate judges, increases mandatory judicial retirement age 70 to 73.

As Thought Leader, can you share the vital skills behind tackling appeal cases, when you clerked for an appellate judge?

HJR 197 (Constitutional Amendment) Creates term limits for appellate judges.