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
|