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Judicatories - Monthly E-News from AJS

January 2008

Editor: Timothy S. Eckley

FEATURE STORIES

The American Judicature Society Receives Two Major Grants

JEHT Foundation Funds Eyewitness Identification Field Studies

The AJS Institute of Forensic Science and Public Policy will lead an 18-month national study designed to open a new era of accuracy and public confidence in our criminal justice system. (Read more.)

Open Society Institute Supports Preservation and Expansion of Merit Selection Project

As the debate over methods of selecting judges heats up across the country, AJS is poised to make a difference. (Read more.)

Supreme Court Update: Decision in Lopez Torres New York Judicial Election Case

The United States Supreme Court upholds New York’s convention system for selecting trial judges in a case in which AJS joined an amicus brief. 
(Read more.)

 

Midyear Meeting
AJS co-sponsors
ABA Program on
Cross-Cultural Issues
in the Courts

AJS Awards
AJS is Accepting
Nominations for Devitt, Opperman, and Toni House Awards.

Justice at Stake
New Gavel Grab Blog to Foster Conversation About Fair and Independent Courts

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Jon Gould Authors New Book on Wrongful Convictions

The NYU Press publishes
The Innocence Commission: Preventing Wrongful Convictions and Restoring the Criminal Justice System. (Read more.)

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Judge Arredondo Receives Prestigious Lincoln-Juarez Award

The Hispanic National Bar Association bestows rare honor on AJS member from Indiana. 
(Read more.)

 

AJS Encourages Candidates to Address Justice System Issues

There are matters concerning the administration of justice that should not be ignored. 
(Read more.)

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