LEAGUE OF CEDAR RAPIDS/MARION HOSTS FORUM ON JUDICIAL RETENTION
Date: April 21, 2012
Location: 10-11 AM, the Hallagan Center at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Event: Panel Discussion
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Date: April 21, 2012
Location: 10-11 AM, the Hallagan Center at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Event: Panel Discussion
Date: 11 AM to 1 PM, April 18, 2012
Location: Gonzaga University School of Law, 721 N Cincinnati Street, Spokane, Washington
Event: Panel Discussion
Partners: Moot Court Room, Gonzaga University

Professor John Simpkins, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of Diversity Initiatives at Charleston School of Law, has agreed to research the state of diversity in South Carolina for our ongoing “Quest for a More Diverse Judiciary” campaign.
The League of Women Voters and the Inter-American Dialogue are organizing a conference to address the growing role of women in positions of leadership in judicial branches across the region – as prominent attorneys general, prosecutors, supreme and superior court judges, ministers of justice, and top flight lawyers leading the charge for judicial and other reforms. These women often spearhead transparency initiatives in their countries and are responsible for bringing human rights abusers to justice where impunity previously prevailed.
Date: 11:45 AM, March 21, 2012
Location: Pensacola Cultural Center, Pensacola, Florida
Event: Luncheon
Date: 6:30 PM, February 28, 2012
Location: AEA 267 - Room A, 3712 Cedar Heights Drive, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Event: Panel Discussion
Since 2010, foes of merit selection in Kansas have pushed a bill that would eliminate the nominating commission for the Court of Appeals and give the governor the power to appoint those judges directly, pending federal-style Senate confirmation.