By R. Robin McDonald | June 20, 2019
Georgia's Judicial Qualifications Commission has filed formal ethics charges against Atlanta Municipal Court Judge Terrinee Gundy.
By Suzette Parmley | June 20, 2019
The Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct has filed a formal complaint against a municipal court judge who continued to sit on the bench and to practice law while ineligible for failing to maintain interest-bearing trust accounts and professional liability insurance.
By R. Robin McDonald | June 17, 2019
The governor requested that the former congressman be added to a list of attorneys who could be nominated for an upcoming vacancy on the state Judicial Qualifications Commission.
By Terry Spencer | June 17, 2019
Judge Leonard Hanser rejected the prosecution's request that he find attorneys Alex Spiro and William Burck in contempt of court and said any problems prosecutors have with the pair should be taken up with their states' bar associations.
By Marcia Coyle | June 13, 2019
Book royalties and teaching income continue to supplement what the U.S. Supreme Court justices are earning on the bench, according to newly released financial disclosure forms.
By Colby Hamilton | June 13, 2019
New York State court officials expressed no concern about Paynter's participation, pointing to advisory opinions on the subject, but some legal and judicial ethics observers said the judge's presence demonstrated a disregard for maintaining the appearance of impartiality
By Cheryl Miller | June 12, 2019
A top official stopped short of endorsing a recommendation to split the Commission on Judicial Performance's investigative and disciplinary duties.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 11, 2019
Former Bucks County Magisterial District Judge John I. Waltman has been sentenced by a federal judge to six-and-a-half years in prison for his involvement in a bribery and money laundering operation, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew B. Weisberg | June 11, 2019
The standard of review for recusal is “abuse of discretion.” Unlike other jurisdictions, there is no statutory or rule-based procedure for recusal in Pennsylvania.
By Jason Grant | June 10, 2019
TrialWatch and the ABA say that sentences imposed on the 112 convicted people at a corrupt mass trial range from three to 97 years, and that 20 defendants were given more than 70 years in prison.
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