By Avalon Zoppo | October 19, 2023
"If you don't require leave of court," amici could file briefs to target the recusal of a certain judge, Ninth Circuit Judge Sidney Thomas said.
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By Dan Roe | October 19, 2023
Major cases, millions in legal fees and Houston's status as a premier destination for corporate restructuring are all at stake in the fallout of Judge David Jones' resignation.
5 minute read
By Bonnie C. Frost and William A. Krais | October 19, 2023
When considering 'The People of New York v. Trump,' most people focus on salacious details. However, lawyers familiar with the Rules of Professional Conduct are focusing on a more subtle, though no less important, issue: conflict of interest.
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By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 18, 2023
Where a housing court judge, who is a shareholder and proprietary lessee in a cooperative apartment building, learns that the building's board of directors has hired a new management company that manages many other properties that are located in the jurisdiction of the judge's court: (1) The judge is not disqualified from presiding in matters where the managing company appears before the judge, but must disclose the relationship on the record.
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By Michael A. Mora | October 18, 2023
"The commission's literal slap on the wrist is the gift of all gifts," said H. Scott Fingerhut, a judicial ethics expert at Florida International University College of Law.
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By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 17, 2023
A village justice who serves in that capacity without compensation (1) may not simultaneously serve as a justice of the supreme court or a judge of the district court but (2) may, subject to any requisite administrative approvals, simultaneously serve as a support magistrate or court attorney-referee.
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By Cedra Mayfield | October 17, 2023
After a two-month pause, judicial misconduct proceedings for Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson are set to resume Nov. 28 and 29 at the Cobb County Courthouse.
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By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 16, 2023
Where a part-time town justice who is also a full-time superior court law clerk was formerly represented by counsel in a divorce action, but more than two years have elapsed since the attorney-client relationship completely terminated, including payment of legal fees: (1) In town court, the judge need not disqualify or disclose in matters involving the law firm, including the attorney(s) who personally represented the judge, based on a representation that concluded more than two years ago.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | October 16, 2023
"I have become a distraction to the good work that the court does," the judge said. "To end that distraction and hopefully return focus, I have resigned."
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By Committee on Judicial Ethics | October 15, 2023
A trial court judge may hire a law student for a judicial internship for academic credit while the student is simultaneously employed part-time in a non-legal paid position at an investment bank which has cases before the judge. Assuming the judge can be fair and impartial, the judge may still preside in cases involving the bank, but must disclose to the parties the student's relationship with the bank and insulate the student from those cases.
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