By Raychel Lean | August 6, 2018
The JQC had accused Contini of faking his calendar to avoid work, and allegedly asking his judicial assistant to "create fictitious cases or hearings on particular days of the week."
By John Council | August 3, 2018
The Texas Court of Appeals has ruled that the losing party in a multimillion-dollar estate dispute can challenge the final judgment in that case based on allegations that the Dallas probate judge who presided over it had an “undisclosed personal relationship” with an opposing lawyer during the litigation.
By Raychel Lean | August 3, 2018
Of the six judges facing ethics charges the Judicial Qualifications Commission, five are from South Florida.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | August 1, 2018
Ex-Philadelphia Family Court Judge Lyris F. Younge has again been overturned by the Pennsylvania Superior Court, adding to a growing list of decisions reversed for violating the constitutional rights of parents and children in her courtroom.
By R. Robin McDonald | July 27, 2018
The state Judicial Qualifications Commission has issued a formal advisory opinion warning judges that while the Code of Judicial Conduct cannot bar their spouses from hosting political events and fundraisers, if spouses decline to opt for another venue, judges can't be affiliated with the event or even show up.
By R. Robin McDonald | July 27, 2018
Judge Robert "Mack" Crawford recused himself from all criminal and civil forfeiture cases the day after Griffin Circuit District Attorney Ben Coker asked the Georgia Attorney General's Office to appoint a prosecutor to review possible improprieties.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | July 27, 2018
Crystal Starnes' lawsuit alleges that the judge had discriminated against her and created a hostile work environment for her and her husband after they broke off a sexual relationship that began nearly 15 years ago.
By R. Robin McDonald | July 26, 2018
Superior Court Judge Robert "Mack" Crawford of the Griffin Judicial Circuit is under investigation for directed a court clerk in a handwritten note to pay him more than $15,000 from the court registry.
New York Law Journal | In Brief|News
By Dan M. Clark | July 25, 2018
John Skinner, a justice of the Columbia Town Court, delayed the hearing for more than a year and did not mechanically record court proceedings for more than eight years, according to the commission.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | July 25, 2018
Recently removed from Philadelphia Family Court following backlash over her history of violating parents' rights and amid an active ethics investigation, Judge Lyris F. Younge is currently learning how to handle cases in the Court of Common Pleas Civil Division, according to her attorney. But observers said it's likely court administrators are simply trying to make sure Younge maintains a low profile as the ethics probe plays out.
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