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AJA Awards
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AJA’s awards are very important. They are an opportunity for AJA to recognize people who have made significant contributions to the judiciary and to the association itself. In order for the awards to be meaningful, it is vital that the Awards Committee have a number of nominees to consider each year.
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Declaration of Candidacy
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At the 2022 Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA, August 28-31, AJA President-Elect, Vice-President, Secretary, and several positions of the Board of Governors will need to be nominated. Learn more about what's needed for Declaration of Candidacy.
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Judges Engagement
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In the Recent Justice at Stake-NCSC publication, “Funding Justice” the authors make the following point in the Executive Summary: Americans need to know more about how courts work and why underfunding them harms taxpayers and the economy. Judges need to learn how to be more engaged in their communities with the right informing messages. Your work should include finding judges or judicial programs that have proven to be effective. You should put together a list of them and describe them. Places to look: Google National Association of Women Judges “ Informed Voters Project (has the backing of Sandra Day O’Connor) See also how judges can improve their relationship with jurors (see: The Jury and Democracy by John Gastil and others) Check out the information available on the NCSC website and AJS’s www.ajs.org/public-education.
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Maintaining the Rule of Law – Planning within an All-Hazards Context
American Gavel Awards
The American Gavel Award for Distinguished Reporting about the Judiciary was created in 2009 to recognize the highest standards of reporting about courts and the justice system. The award recognizes legal journalism at its best, and highlights the importance of journalism in educating the public about the legal system and the fundamental principles and values upon which that system is based.
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Teaching Youth Civics
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Learn more about Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's initiative www.ourcourts.org that deals with teaching youth civics.
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The Gregory A. Adams Juvenile Justice Center
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On April 10, 2007, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted
unanimously to name the new $37.5 million Juvenile Court, the “Gregory A.
Adams Juvenile Justice Center”, thereby making Gregory A. Adams the first judge
to have a building named in his honor since DeKalb County was founded in 1822.
The Gregory A. Adams Juvenile Justice Center was dedicated on June 22, 2007.
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Minnesota's Legal Hall of Fame
A Nobel Peace Prize winner. A Supreme Court justice from St. Paul. Another Supreme Court justice from St. Paul. Al Capone’s lawyer. And 96 others. All attorneys. All from Minnesota.
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