By Lisa Willis | September 20, 2024
News reports describe him as an advocate for criminal justice reform, particularly programs aimed at diverting people with substance use disorders away from incarceration and into treatment.
By Lisa Willis | September 20, 2024
"This case is, from the prosecutor's perspective, is in the finest hands," said Matt Butler, the Commonwealth's Attorney for the 47th Judicial Circuit in Letcher County who recused himself in the murder investigation.
By Emily Saul | September 20, 2024
The new justices will serve across civil, criminal and family courts.
By Brian Lee | September 20, 2024
"The harmony and decorum of the courthouse is undermined whenever a judge mistreats colleagues, attorneys, and court staff. One who repeatedly does all of this and more does not belong on the bench," said Robert H. Tembeckjian, counsel for the Commission on Judicial Conduct.
By Lisa Willis | September 20, 2024
A Miami Circuit Court judge just gave a Delaware company some hope in a dispute over building a major project that hinges on a relatively…
By Allison Dunn | Lisa Willis | September 20, 2024
"We will continue to monitor this situation. Out of respect for the ongoing investigation, we are unable to share further details. We are committed to supporting law enforcement in their efforts and will avoid any actions that could impede their important work. Our priority at this time is the well-being and safety of the Kentucky Court of Justice family," according to a statement from Kentucky Chief Justice Laurance B. VanMeter.
By Avalon Zoppo | September 20, 2024
"The flip side is--and these words I thought would never come out of my mouth–-I don't want too many First Amendment rights," said Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick.
National Law Journal | Analysis
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | September 19, 2024
"Confirming judges is a top priority for the remainder of this Congress," said U.S. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Illinois. "These even-handed arbiters of justice will bring balance to the federal judiciary, and Senate Democrats are in a strong position to make judicial confirmations a legacy of the Biden-Harris administration and our Senate Majority."
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Susan Read | September 19, 2024
Skepticism verging on suspicion is the inevitable result of the New York Court of Appeals' substitution policy as presently carried out, a former associate judge on the court writes.
New Jersey Law Journal | Live Coverage
By Colleen Murphy | September 19, 2024
"You can plan all day long to be a judge," Presiding Appellate Division Judge Heidi Willis Currier said. "It does not mean that it ever happens, right? It is a unique process...she does not have the ability to say, 'I am going to be a judge,' and that happens, right?"
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