By Charles Toutant | April 6, 2017
The bar raised concerns that a failure to reappoint judges once they are eligible for tenure compromises judicial independence.
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By Jenna Greene | April 5, 2017
The metal detectors, bag searches and armed bailiffs that are standard in courthouses today—this is where it started. In a courtroom in San Rafael, California in 1970 where a horrifying hostage standoff left a judge dead and an assistant DA paralyzed. But Gary Thomas, who went on to become a judge, was never bitter. "I feel blessed," he said.
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By Cogan Schneier | April 5, 2017
The Fourth Circuit issued a rare notice alerting the attorneys in the case that the judges are receiving unsolicited emails from the public.
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By Amanda Bronstad | April 5, 2017
The decision, which found California judges were illegally stiffed on raises, clears a path for more current and former members of the state bench to collect $36 million in back pay.
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By Michael Booth | April 5, 2017
Superior Court Judge Deborah Gross-Quatrone is facing ethics charges over allegations that include taping a conversation with another judge.
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By Celia Ampel | April 5, 2017
Justice C. Alan Lawson was formally sworn in in the Florida Supreme Court chambers.
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By Samantha Joseph | April 5, 2017
Broward Circuit Judge Carlos A. Rodriguez's ruling was "incorrect on all counts" in a spat over a deficiency judgment, according to a state appellate court.
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By Max Mitchell | April 4, 2017
In a case that may have wide-ranging repercussions for insurance lawsuits in Pennsylvania, the state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday about whether plaintiffs must present "smoking gun" evidence to successfully bring bad-faith claims against insurance carriers.
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By John Council | April 4, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has rejected an equal protection case filed by an African American attorney after ruling he couldn't prove he was injured by something that is displayed in every courthouse where he practices — the Mississippi state flag, which is adorned with the image of the Confederate battle flag.
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By Michael Booth | April 3, 2017
An attorney may void a real estate contract on behalf of a client by fax or email, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Monday, updating a 1983 ruling requiring contracts to be voided by certified mail, telegram or personal delivery.
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