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If a judge has the option under the law of ordering restitution, there’s an excellent chance it will happen. That’s the major takeaway from our November Question of the Month, sent just before Thanksg...

Demand restitution, you’re likely to get it

If a judge has the option under the law of ordering restitution, there’s an excellent chance it will happen. That’s the major takeaway from our November Question of the Month, sent just before Thanksg...

Age Retirement word cloud
Age Retirement word cloud

Our October Question of the Month asked alumni, “Should there be a maximum age for judges, even those with lifetime appointments?” A slight majority, 52 percent of the 632 respondents, said yes. The c...

Judges are divided on mandatory retirement for the judiciary

Our October Question of the Month asked alumni, “Should there be a maximum age for judges, even those with lifetime appointments?” A slight majority, 52 percent of the 632 respondents, said yes. The c...

A newspaper on a wooden desk - Press Release
A newspaper on a wooden desk - Press Release

WHO: American Bar Association President Judy Perry Martinez WHAT: Delivering the twice-per-year Justice Jackson Lecture to approximately 100 judges (and 40 aspiring judges) from around the country....

ABA President Judy Perry Martinez speaking at The National Judicial College

WHO: American Bar Association President Judy Perry Martinez WHAT: Delivering the twice-per-year Justice Jackson Lecture to approximately 100 judges (and 40 aspiring judges) from around the country....

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