THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDICIARY FOUNDATION
The National Administrative Law Judiciary Foundation (NALJF) is the public interest arm of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary. One of the Foundation's major purposes is to promote the study and research of administrative law and distribute this knowledge to the administrative judiciary and the public. To further its mission, NALJF has endowed a Fellowship to encourage research and scholarship for improving administrative justice. In addition, NALJF also provides funding for the Neil Alexander scholarship, which assists NAALJ members to attend the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada. The policies and application for the 2011 Neil Alexander Scholarship can be found at the following link: NAALJ-NJC Scholarship
FELLOWSHIP COMPETITION INFORMATION
2010 FELLOWSHIP
Fellowship Committee announces 2010 Fellowship Winner
Topics for the Fellowship are chosen each year by the Fellowship Committee. The topic chosen for the 2010 Fellowship was “Transparency in Government in the Context of Administrative Adjudication.”
We had a record number of entries this year, and the Fellowship Committee is now pleased to announce that the Winner of the 2010 Fellowship is Jill E. Family, Associate Professor of Law. Professsor Family is also the Associate Director of the Law & Government Institute at Widener University School of Law, and has written numerous articles on many facets of Immigration Law and Policy.
Her proposed article is entitled: "The Lack of Transparency in Immigration Law and the Immigration Adjudication Crisis.” This article will examine how the lack of transparency in this forum may actually contribute to some of the problems plaguing the immigration adjudication system.
Professor Jill Family will prepare her original article for publication in the Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary, (J NAALJ), and will deliver a presentation of this paper at the 2010 NAALJ Annual Conference, which will take place in Malibu, CA on October 10-14, 2010, at Pepperdine University. The final draft of her paper will be due on or before January 1, 2011.
As the Fellowship winner, Professor Family will receive free registration to the conference, as well as reimbursement for transportation, accommodations, and meals at the Conference. Upon submission of her final draft article, she will also receive a $1,500 cash stipend,
We all look forward to hearing her presentation at the NAALJ Conference in Malibu in October 2010 and also reading her final article in the Spring 2011 issue of the NAALJ Journal.
Hon. John G. Farrell
NAALJ Secretary
Fellowship Committee Chair
2009 FELLOWSHIP
Hon. Ruth S. Astle of the California Office of Administrative Hearings was the 2009 Fellow. She delivered a presentation on the topic “Ethics and Integrity in Administrative Adjudication: Issues and Solutions” at the NAALJ Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, in November 2009.
RECENT FELLOWSHIPS
Hon. A. Michael Nolan of Maryland was the 2008 Fellow on the topic “Deference to the Administrative Law Judge's Decision: Fact or Fiction?” Judge Nolan published an article in the NAALJ Journal and delivered his paper at the 2008 NAALJ annual conference in New York City.
The 2007 NALJF Fellow was Hon. Julian Mann of North Carolina on the topic “Administrative Due Process and Enemy Combatants.” In addition to publishing his article in the NAALJ Journal, Judge Mann presented his paper at the 2007 NAALJ Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
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