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By Avalon Zoppo | April 19, 2024
"If there is not a robust pipeline of decisions going up and coming down where the appellate courts are providing guidance to trial judges, then the consequence is oftentimes a lot of wasted time," said attorney Ryan Baker.
By Avalon Zoppo | April 5, 2024
Patrick Bumatay endorses "vigorous dissent," while 20 organizations urge Congress to limit judge shopping.
By Avalon Zoppo | March 15, 2024
The policy requires random case assignment among all judges in a district whenever a litigant seeks a national injunction in a single-judge division.
By Avalon Zoppo | March 1, 2024
Ten percent ownership of a subsidiary is a recusal threshhold. Senate panel moves five district court nominees.
By Avalon Zoppo | February 9, 2024
Three federal judges have standing orders that offer additional argument time for younger, women and minority attorneys to encourage greater participation from those groups.
By Avalon Zoppo | January 26, 2024
Attorneys should be required to disclose relationships with judges, draft law review article states.
By Avalon Zoppo | January 12, 2024
"It's election year and that's always tough, but I think the Democrats are committed to filling every possible vacancy," said University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias.
By Avalon Zoppo | December 26, 2023
Nicole Berner has been nominated for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
By Avalon Zoppo | December 8, 2023
"It was a time when it was still pretty lonely out there for women," recalled Seventh Circuit Judge Diane Wood.
By Avalon Zoppo | November 10, 2023
"Being able to read people should be… in [a lawyer's] wheelhouse already," Judge Marsha Pechman said in questioning the need for jury consultants.
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