By Tony Mauro | December 19, 2017
The federal law clerk handbook was revised Monday to include language that says nothing in the code of conduct prevents a clerk, or another judiciary employee, from revealing alleged misconduct. "Clerks are encouraged to bring such matters to the attention of an appropriate judge or other official," the handbook now says.
By Josefa Velasquez | December 18, 2017
Christopher C. Clarkin, a justice of the Floyd Town Court since 1999 who is not an attorney, has agreed to resign after an investigation by the Commission on Judicial Conduct into his Facebook postings criticizing public officials and conveying biases in favor of law enforcement and against other groups.
By Marcia Coyle | December 18, 2017
Federal appeals judge Alex Kozinski, beset by allegations of sexual misconduct, on Monday announced his retirement effective immediately.
By Ross Todd | December 15, 2017
Chief Justice John Roberts has called on Chief Judge Robert Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to head up an inquiry into sexual harassment complaints against Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski.
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By David Handschuh | December 15, 2017
Born in 1925, Judge Spatt attended Brooklyn Law School on the GI Bill. He was in private practice in New York City from 1949 to 1978 and served as a judge on several courts from 1978 to 1988. He was was later confirmed to the federal bench by the U.S. Senate on Nov. 21, 1989.
By Ross Todd | Marcia Coyle | December 14, 2017
The Ninth Circuit's misconduct order indicated that Chief Judge Thomas was initiating a complaint himself based on a Dec. 8 report from The Washington Post.
By Andrew Denney | December 13, 2017
A Staten Island court clerk who secretly taped conversations around the courthouse alleges that the borough's district attorney and his wife, an administrative judge, worked together to steer criminal cases away from courts that she deemed as too defense-friendly.
By Colby Hamilton | December 13, 2017
The former head of a pharmaceutical distributor should have been allowed to testify to his counsel's advice regarding the drug importation and reselling, the appellate panel found Wednesday.
By Colby Hamilton | December 12, 2017
Despite the recommendation from the parole department for 15 to 21 months, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest nearly tripled the sentence for the defendant.
By Josefa Velasquez | December 12, 2017
The commission responsible for investigating complaints against New York judges is asking the state for a budget increase in an effort to cut backlogs.
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