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Atlanta Judge in Hot Seat: Misconduct Probe Moves Forward

"[A] pre-hearing conference will take place shortly after October 21, 2024," read a scheduling order penned by Judge Brian Rickman as the new Presiding Officer of the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-224

Although a part-time judge may not serve on a school board, he/she may accept appointment as a community representative to certain advisory committees established by the school board for the local school district: (1) the judge may serve on the district-wide safety team, provided that its work focuses on policies and procedures to promote safety in the schools, and does not involve law enforcement or investigatory functions, and (2) the judge may serve on a citizens finance committee which advises the superintendent and budget officer on annual budget development, capital improvement projects, and the like.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Matt's Corner: Hot Jurisprudential Topics

Can you clarify some appellate decisions that have resulted in confusing precedent?
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Texas Lawyer

Keeping Clients Secrets: 'Til Death Do Us Part?

"The duties of confidentiality for attorneys and psychologists are fundamental to their professional relationships," write Elisa Reiter, Daniel Pollack and Jeffrey Siegel.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Paul Weiss Partner Gets Thrown in Political Spotlight as Antitrust Trial and Debate Near

In interviews, several ethics and political science experts dismissed "conflict" concerns by GOP critics, even if Karen Dunn's dual role may pose as a "perception problem."
4 minute read

The Recorder

'Very Arrogant': Lenders and Lawyers Say Tom Girardi Bragged, Bullied Them

"What was found in that courtroom, and what a jury found, is what I felt five years ago when I first encountered Tom Girardi," attorney Leslie D. Corwin of Duane Morris told Law.com.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Supreme Court of Georgia Disbars 1 Lawyer, Accepts 1 Voluntary Surrender of License

The court issued two attorney discipline opinions on Wednesday.
1 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Wherefore Art Thou Civility?

"It is likely you have observed that uncivil comments made to or about an opposing lawyer do not arise only in closing argument," writes Douglas S. Lang of Thompson Coburn.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas State Bar Disciplines 8 Attorneys for Rules-of-Conduct Violations

The September disciplinary report of the State Bar of Texas cites six actions by the Board of Disciplinary Appeals taken against named attorneys.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Special Master OKs $1M in Legal Fee Awards Against Sanctioned Pa. County and Lawyer

Jubelirer's report comes more than a year after the state Supreme Court sanctioned Fulton County and attorney Thomas Carroll for "dilatory, obdurate, and vexatious conduct, as well as conduct in bad faith" in the county's challenge to the secretary of state's authority to decertify voting machines.
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