Fair and Impartial Courts

"We need courts that are fair and impartial in order to ensure equal treatment under the law. But too often, campaign contributions and other outside influences threaten the ability of judges to make fair and impartial decisions. Judges should be held accountable to the law and the Constitution, not to political whims or popular public opinion."

- ABA President H. Thomas Wells Jr.

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Other Online Media Kits

• ABA President — Online Media Kit for H. Thomas Wells Jr., current President of the American Bar Association.
• ABA Annual Meeting 2008 — News from this year's Annual Meeting in New York City, Aug. 7 – 12, 2008.
• World Justice Project — News from the World Justice Forum in Vienna, Jul. 2 – 5, 2008.
• ABA Midyear Meeting 2008 — News from the ABA Midyear Meeting in Los Angeles, Feb. 6 – 12, 2008.
• Lawyers Stand Up for Rule of Law — The crisis in Pakistan, which has led to the suspension of that nation’s Supreme Court and the arrests of thousands of lawyers and judges, has sparked an unprecedented firestorm of concern among American lawyers.
• Death Penalty: Evaluating State Systems — Evaluating Fairness and Accuracy in State Death Penalty Systems is a series of studies by the Death Penalty Moratorium Project of the ABA Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities.
• Lawyers Challenged to Support Youth at Risk — The ABA is calling on lawyers to use their unique skills and vantage point to assist America’s most at-risk youth.
• Immigration Reform: Common Sense Solutions — The ABA is offering common-sense legal solutions to a host of issues in the current debate.