By Michael A. Mora | May 6, 2022
The Florida Supreme Court ruled against the Florida Bar, which had sought an emergency suspension of a South Florida attorney known for his unconventional tactics in his advocacy for homeowners against large institutional banks.
By Cheryl Miller | May 4, 2022
Retired appellate attorney Jon Eisenberg said the Commission on Judicial Performance has not spoken to him for months about his complaint against three Third District Court of Appeals justices.
By Marianna Wharry | May 4, 2022
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced April 4 that former Asotin County Superior Court Judge Scott Gallina pleaded guilty to two counts of assault with sexual motivation—one count in the third degree and one in the fourth degree—in the wake of 2019 allegations that the former judge sexually assaulted two court employees.
By Avalon Zoppo | May 4, 2022
The judge said an assault on the judiciary's place in democracy has intensified because of the leak.
By Meghann M. Cuniff | May 3, 2022
The panel of three special masters will now complete a report to which trial counsel and the judge's defense can respond. The full CJP will decide whether the charges are proven by clear and convincing evidence and what discipline, if any, should be imposed.
By Jasmine Floyd | May 3, 2022
Elsewhere in Florida, the high court disbarred a lawyer, who was charged with two counts of sexual battery on a child younger than 12 years old, a capitol felony.
National Law Journal | Commentary
By Tony Mauro | May 3, 2022
The stunning leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion shakes the foundation of the court's ethic of confidentiality and discretion.
By Avalon Zoppo | May 3, 2022
"Today is a hell of a day to be considering ethics questions around the Supreme Court," Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said at the start of the hearing.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Marianna Wharry | May 2, 2022
A magisterial district judge in Perry County consented to disbarment April 26 after he pleaded guilty to criminal charges in Cumberland County, including inappropriate contact with minors and intimidating a witness.
By Charles Toutant | April 28, 2022
Kassel cites his unblemished record as an attorney and a judge and the courtesy and respect he showed to litigants and counsel during the temporary assignment in the family division.
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