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Issue 6:5 is out

Bill Raftery — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:04:37 +0000

Issue 6:5 is here.

Delaware Senate looks at opening up Family Court proceedings
Florida legislature advances plans to tie judicial retirement benefits to changes in merit selection
Veterans’ Courts considered in Hawaii & Washington
Cameras in the court bills introduced in New York and South Dakota
New Hampshire House committee rejects effort to repeal state’s supreme court & require all judges be at least 60 years old
Nebraska may raise judicial salaries
Ohio Senate committee approves bill to increase penalties for crimes against judges
Indiana House may require some town/city court judges be attorneys

Bill Raftery — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:23:26 +0000

Issue 6:4 is here.

Jury nullification makes it out of New Hampshire Senate and back to House
Oklahoma tries again to increase small claims jurisdiction
Plans to raise mandatory judicial retirement ages advance in FL, die in VA
Virginia may split $5 court technology fee with $4 staying locally
Florida tackles issue of e-filing and e-storage
West Virginia tries to come up with new ways to pay of public financing of supreme court races
Latest bill to abolish Tennessee’s existing judicial disciplinary body

Bill Raftery — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:23:20 +0000

Issue 6:3 is here.

Missouri constitutional amendment would ban state courts from enforcing federal law
Tennessee bills would end judicial review by state courts, require drug testing of judges
West Virginia may require magistrate court judges have a bachelor’s degree, could create intermediate appellate court
Virginia legislature looks to change how it funds court technology, may direct weighted caseload and other studies of the commonwealth’s courts
Kentucky and Ohio consider public financing for judicial campaigns
Vermont bill would require judges give a jury nullification instruction

Bill Raftery — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:24:01 +0000

Issue 5:50 (December 9) is here.

Florida lottery winners would have to pay off court debts before receiving their winnings

Bill Raftery — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:41:22 +0000

Issue 5:49 (December 2) is here.

New Jersey considers constitutional amendment to outright delete provision that prohibits diminishment of judicial salaries during the term of a judge’s appointment
Michigan may require magistrates be attorneys

Bill Raftery — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:28:19 +0000

Issue 5:47 & 48 (November 18 & 25) is here.

Focus Topic: Medical malpractice courts
New Hampshire House committee approves plans to expand and make public judicial performance evaluations; end marital master program

Bill Raftery — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:37:02 +0000

A special double issue will come out next Thursday. Happy Thanksgiving from Gavel to Gavel!

Bill Raftery — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:09:26 +0000

Issue 5:46 (November 11) is here.

Bill Raftery — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:15:45 +0000

Issue 5:45 (November 4) is here.

Bill Raftery — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:34:31 +0000

Issue 5:44 (October 28) is here.

Michigan’s House considers a bill to grant most state courts concurrent jurisdiction with each other