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Welcome to the Elmo B. Hunter
Citizens Center for Judicial Selection

The Hunter Center for Judicial Selection was founded in 1991 to further the American Judicature Society's historic interest in judicial selection issues. Today the Center is a nationally recognized research center that conducts, synthesizes, and disseminates empirical research on a wide range of judicial selection issues. The center acts as a clearinghouse of information on judicial selection for state court administrators, lawmakers, the media, the legal and academic communities, and court reform organizations.

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JUDICIAL SELECTION NEWS

The State Court Judiciary: A Program for Reform
On April 8, AJS staff members attended and participated in a program at Fordham Law School entitled “Enhancing Judicial Independence, Accountability, and Selection for the State Court Judiciary: A Program for Reform.”
Posted 4/15/2008
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AJS responds to selection reform proposals in Missouri
The Missouri House of Representatives is currently considering three proposals that would alter—and in some instances, radically alter—the Missouri Plan for judicial selection.
Posted 3/1/2008
For additional information, click here.

Judicial Selection: How It Works, Why It Matters
This 12-page guide for state legislators on the complex and critical issue of selecting state court judges was a joint product of AJS and the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System.
Posted 2/28/2008
Click here to download or to order a hard copy.

Justice O'Connor directs readers to AJS website
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, in an article appearing in Parade magazine, directs readers to the AJS Judical Selection in the States website. To view this article, access Parade magazine through the link below and search for "Courts".
Posted 2/24/2008
To visit Parade magazine, click here.

AJS Video

This five-minute video conveys the history and essence of the mission & work of AJS.
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21st National College on Judicial Conduct and Ethics

October 29-31, 2008 Chicago, Illinois
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