By Colleen Murphy | September 28, 2022
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has issued an invitation for amicus briefs regarding whether state law requires an accused to be notified of the right to counsel—and to clearly waive that right—before being interrogated while in custody.
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By Aleeza Furman | September 27, 2022
Five of the state Supreme Court's eight procedural rules committees, including civil, had submitted proposals to the high court in January seeking to codify best practices for the use of ACT in their respective divisions. The discontinuation puts an end to all five proposed rule changes.
By Michael A. Mora | September 27, 2022
Here's the latest on court operations in Florida as Hurricane Ian nears.
By Cheryl Miller | September 26, 2022
"We do have judges that are suffering from burnout," said Yolo County Superior Court Judge David Rosenberg, who is president of the California Judges Association. "We want judges to be at their best and not diminished in any way."
By Everett Catts | September 26, 2022
"Judge Gobeil, Judge Land and I are looking forward to holding oral arguments at our law school alma mater, the University of Georgia School of Law. We are pleased to be able to further the court's civic engagement by giving the law school community and other visitors an opportunity to see the court at work," Presiding Judge Christopher McFadden said in a news release.
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By Aleeza Furman | September 23, 2022
"I feel like if I say something good, I'll jinx myself," said Judge Idee Fox, president judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
By Marianna Wharry | September 21, 2022
The state said it currently has 244 interpreters representing 38 languages on the courts' statewide roster. Court interpreters are trained language professionals who can communicate and access court services for a person with limited English proficiency or who is deaf or hard of hearing by orally interpreting or signing.
By Cedra Mayfield | September 21, 2022
"The task at issue here—removing or failing to remove an order from a stack of case files—is a mere physical task requiring no 'discretionary judgment' that is 'functionally comparable' to those [made by] judges,'" the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled.
By Colleen Murphy | September 20, 2022
"The GJC is grateful to the district and municipal courts who chose to initiate these programs and who participated in our pilot project," said Kitsap County District Court Judge Marilyn Paja, co-chair of the Washington Supreme Court's Gender and Justice Commission. "We are hopeful more courts will consider DV-MRT, and this will prompt additional study."
By Brian Lee | September 19, 2022
The pandemic has created an onslaught of needs involving tenant-landlord disputes, employment and health matters, said ABA President Deborah Enix-Ross at a hearing of the New York court system chaired by Acting Chief Judge Anthony Cannataro.
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