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National Law Journal

Cool or Cringe? Judicial Pop Culture References Rankle Some Lawyers

Lawyers and legal experts said they believe it's important for judicial opinions to be accessible to the general public, but they're split on whether the pop culture references are effective in achieving that goal.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia Judge Lyris Younge Gets Six-Month Suspension for 'Blatant and Inexcusable' Misconduct

"The court views this case as the most egregious one involving rude demeanor, failure to timely proceed, and imperious action it has seen," CJD President Judge Jazelle Jones wrote.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY's Top Judge Sided With Her Attorney. Did She Run Afoul of Ethics Standards? Experts Weigh In

Chief Judge Janet DiFiore was sued over a decision to oust older judges in an austerity move. Henry Greenberg was hired to defend it. Ethics experts who spoke with the Law Journal say she should have told the lawyers in a separate case where she cast a deciding vote.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Magistrate Judge Convicted of Theft, Racketeering: From Black Robe to Jumpsuit

The judge was found guilty of 44 felonies and 5 misdemeanors.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Only 'Balls and Strikes'? Sotomayor: Don't Ignore How Strike Zone Is Set

"Figuring out where the strike zone is requires a value judgment. That's why different umpires have different strike zones but they all try to stay within the parameters of what their eyes give them," Justice Sonia Sotomayor said.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Judge Resigns After Supreme Court Rejects Proposed Discipline

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Martin Zilber resigned amid an ethics investigation into allegations he mistreated staff and allegedly had unauthorized…
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ex-Phila. Judges Segal, Roca Regain Law Licenses After Year-Plus Suspension

Roca and Segal were found in 2016 to have violated the state constitution and the Code of Judicial Conduct by engaging in ex parte contact with former Municipal Court Judge Joseph C. Waters Jr., who was later charged criminally and sentenced to 24 months in prison for fixing cases of political donors.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Reprimand for Florida Judge Who Participated in Election Efforts to Unseat Jurist

"Some judges become vulnerable when they are publicly reprimanded because someone will run against them and try and use that against them," said Andrew S. Berman, a shareholder at Young Berman Karpf & Karpf.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Western NY Town Judge Misspent Grant Money, Disciplinary Commission Says

Donald F. Knab Jr. serves as a justice for the Rush Town Court in Monroe County and has agreed to a censure from the state Commission on Judicial Conduct, the commission said in a press release Monday.
2 minute read

Law.com

Law.com Bench Report Briefing: Why Are Double Clerkships Dominating? | What Garland Had to Say About Judicial Security | 'Hatch Act' in Focus

Welcome to our first installment of the Law.com Bench Report weekly briefing, focused on the courts, judges, key cases and more. We hope you enjoy our reporting, and please share feedback! Thank you.
11 minute read

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