By Avalon Zoppo | November 10, 2022
Based on a review of 211 available reports for circuit and district court judges from last year, more than $600,000 was reported from law school teaching.
By Brad Kutner | November 9, 2022
A new database, called the Judiciary Electronic Filing System, or JEFS, went live Monday. launched by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, for the first time judges' financial disclosure reports will be centralized in a searchable format for the public—and lawyers—to access.
By Cedra Mayfield | November 9, 2022
In a double upset, 57.71% of voters elected Democratic challenger and attorney Ryan C. Williams to unseat Douglas County Chief Magistrate Susan S. Camp, but a successful election challenge will keep the Republican incumbent of 27 years in place.
By Adolfo Pesquera | November 8, 2022
After a discussion in chambers with Froelich and first assistant district attorney Philip Kazen, Uzomba ordered Davis released. She released him only after Kazen said he would not support a motion to revoke probation.
By Cedra Mayfield | November 8, 2022
"If the judge is later found to have violated the Code, the range of sanctions to which he is subject could include a period of suspension without pay, but that sanction would normally be forward-looking, not retroactive," ethics expert Charles Geyh said.
By Marcia Coyle | November 7, 2022
Two justices revisited doctrines that they would like to confine to the dustbin of history.
By Cedra Mayfield | November 7, 2022
"Having resolved so many cases during my years on the bench, it is now time for me to use those skills to move in a new direction: helping people resolve conflicts within the sphere of ADR," said Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Christopher Brasher.
By Michael A. Mora | November 4, 2022
"The image of a judge relegating an elected public defender and his top assistant to sit in the corner like misbehaving children is offensive and discounts their very vital and difficult role in this system," wrote Ernest L. Chang, president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
By Avalon Zoppo | November 3, 2022
"When you put a partisan label on a judicial candidate, it creates a hope, perhaps with people who share that judge's party or a fear for people who aren't in that judge's party, that the judge is going to be toeing a partisan line," a candidate for North Carolina Supreme Court said.
By Adolfo Pesquera | November 3, 2022
Justice Thomas Baker delivered the Third Court of Appeals opinion, and Justice Melissa Goodwin submitted a concurring opinion that accepted the conclusion but not the analysis.
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