By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 20, 2024
Must a full-time judge disclose or disqualify in matters involving the city police department where the judge's spouse is employed as a police officer with no supervisory responsibilities? What are the judge's obligations in the event the judge's spouse is promoted to a supervisory position?
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By Aleeza Furman | March 20, 2024
"He would often say, 'Henry, you're my guy,'" Hockeimer said. "If he felt there was a need to go in another direction I'm confident he would have."
By Jane Wester | March 20, 2024
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York found that Cohen's attorney David M. Schwartz did not act in bad faith when he submitted the fake citations, which Cohen acquired from the generative AI program Google Bard.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 19, 2024
A judge may host an informal event at the courthouse, with light refreshments, to thank and recognize the not-for-profit entities that participate in the court's community service program by permitting defendants to satisfy their community service requirements as part of a negotiated sentence.
By Marianna Wharry | March 19, 2024
The Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Washington State Bar Association outlined four instances in which Nicholas George allegedly engaged in misconduct from instances involving conflicts of interest with his clients to using a client's information to her disadvantage after withdrawing as her counsel to using prejudicial language to describing a prosecutor as a "dumb bitch."
By Michael A. Mora | March 19, 2024
"Our client was dealing with a complicated transaction and paid her lawyers a lot of money to get things right," said Keith Meehan, a partner at Morgan & Morgan.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 19, 2024
A March 15 sanctions motion accused the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's lawyers of a "bad-faith course of conduct" that includes libeling class counsel, disseminating the wrong information to class members and filing frivolous objections.
By Committee on Judicial Ethics | March 18, 2024
Where a court-sponsored committee on racial equality in the courts has been directed to interact with the local community and develop projects that highlight local history, judges on the committee may publicly support an effort to rename a local geographic feature that currently bears a racially offensive name, but must not assume a leadership role in the effort or use judicial or court resources to file the name change application with federal authorities.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 18, 2024
U.S. District Judge Dan Polster on Monday declined to disqualify Motley Rice from dozens of opioid cases, but said he was "very uncomfortable" with its government client arrangements.
By Joshua Lenon, Clio | March 18, 2024
By remaining vigilant about potential risks, adhering to established best practices, and continually applying independent judgment, lawyers can effectively harness AI's capabilities while responsibly managing associated liabilities.
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