America 250: Preserving the Rule of Law and Judicial Independence

by Melinda Brooks May 2026

The 2026 NACM Midyear Conference took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from March 15 to March 17. Over 450 attendees gathered at the Albuquerque Convention Center for the first of two 2026 conferences celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States of America and honoring the rule of law as a cornerstone of our democracy. The conference mission was “to seek to answer what court professionals can do to preserve the rule of law and judicial independence at a time…

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America 250: Preserving the Rule of Law and Judicial Independence

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