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Congratulations to the following judges who are either new to the bench or have recently been elected or appointed to a new position. Jude Pate, Superior Court, AlaskaJason Chambers, Circuit Court, Illino...

Welcome to the Bench, Week of June 25th 2018

Congratulations to the following judges who are either new to the bench or have recently been elected or appointed to a new position. Jude Pate, Superior Court, AlaskaJason Chambers, Circuit Court, Illino...

NJC President Benes Z. Aldana had the honor of delivering the keynote address at the Nevada State Bar Induction Ceremony in May and told the state’s next generation of lawyers, “It is a great time to b...

President tells new bar members why it’s a great time to be a lawyer

NJC President Benes Z. Aldana had the honor of delivering the keynote address at the Nevada State Bar Induction Ceremony in May and told the state’s next generation of lawyers, “It is a great time to b...

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Traditional approaches to justice in Indian Country go back thousands of years and are far older than the statutes used in courts established in the European tradition. Instead of relying almost exclusi...

18 ideas for alternative sentencing in Indian Country

Traditional approaches to justice in Indian Country go back thousands of years and are far older than the statutes used in courts established in the European tradition. Instead of relying almost exclusi...

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