By Brian Lee | April 7, 2022
As a mandate deadline kicked in, more than 100 unvaccinated court workers were handed pink slips Thursday as a handful of judges—legally entitled to their jobs—were barred from courthouses.
By Alaina Lancaster | April 7, 2022
As courts attempt to return to full capacity, some litigators and courts report struggling to handle the onslaught of deadlines and new procedures rolled out to expedite cases amid the pandemic. The added pressure is causing some lawyers and jurisdictions to call for backup.
By Cedra Mayfield | April 7, 2022
"Everyone was safe in the courthouse vault," tweeted the Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts.
By Dean Whalen, Readback | April 6, 2022
Like the taxi, stenography has a long and entrenched history in the legal industry. But the challenges of ease of use, better customer service and scalability are a textbook use case for AI, particularly if it's used in tandem with human reporting.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | April 1, 2022
We wish those amendments had not been necessary. But there is an array of evidence supporting that transgender individuals regularly face violence, harassment and discrimination.
By Jane Wester | April 1, 2022
"The amount of money at issue here may be small, but the pertinent principle looms large," said the administrator of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | April 1, 2022
Dismissals and withdrawal of charges have gone up at the same time. Attorneys are wrestling with a number of possible explanations for the trends but there is no definitive take.
By Cedra Mayfield | March 30, 2022
In the Cobb, Douglas, Gwinnett and Southern judicial circuits, the May 24, 2022 nonpartisan primary election of a Black male candidate as superior court judge would mark the first in each circuit's history.
By Brian Lee | March 28, 2022
The reorganization plan is aimed at "reduction of a byzantine system of 11 trial courts to four," said a spokesman for New York's judicial system. But foes said it could pose a threat to judicial independence.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | March 28, 2022
A spokesman for the Allegheny County courts said a mediation program implemented by Administrative Judge Christine Ward, and using pro bono mediators from the county's Academy of Trial Attorneys, has removed 31% of cases from the trial list.
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