By Cheryl Miller | November 17, 2022
Ruben Duran, chair of the state bar's board of trustees, said that in light of the prosecution and disbarment of Tom Girardi, it's time for the agency to revisit a rule that would require lawyers to report colleagues and judges who have committed misconduct.
By Cedra Mayfield | November 17, 2022
"I used alcohol as an escape for so long and then it became a prison," the suspended judge said. "I've betrayed a confidence that the public put in me."
By Cedra Mayfield | November 17, 2022
The judge faces 58 counts of alleged ethics violations, dating back to 2015.
By Emily Saul | November 16, 2022
The decision to disbar ex-Justice Sylvia Ash came on the same day her conviction on conspiracy and other charges connected to a credit union CEO's embezzlement scheme was upheld by the Second Circuit.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Bennett L. Gershman | November 16, 2022
Was it appropriate for these Supreme Court Justices to attend this extrajudicial social gathering, where they are praised for decisions that destroyed a woman's reproductive freedom and elevated gun rights to astonishing constitutional preeminence, especially when these Justices owe their membership on the Supreme Court and their reputations, at least in part, to the Federalist Society?
By Marianna Wharry | November 15, 2022
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has imposed reciprocal discipline on a Washington, D.C., attorney who received a two-year suspension from the D.C. bar in July 2022 for commingling client funds and making a reckless misrepresentation on a court form.
By Cedra Mayfield | November 15, 2022
"Judge Glazer's treatment of Ms. Dragun was, as it should be for all litigants, respectful," said Kristen Browde, co-chair of the National Trans Bar Association in New York.
By Avalon Zoppo | November 15, 2022
"[N]othing about the circumstances of the search resembled a hearing. Goldston was not presiding in a courtroom or wearing a robe during the search," the brief reads.
By Marcia Coyle | November 14, 2022
"[Justice] Thomas should not have voted in any case about the election and now should not vote in any case about the investigation of the insurrection," one ethics expert said.
By Cedra Mayfield | November 11, 2022
The Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia's Hearing Panel is expected to issue a ruling on suspended Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Christian Coomer's motion for directed verdict in the coming weeks.
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