By Suzette Parmley | August 18, 2021
Walsh, 47, who is of Hispanic heritage, will succeed Judge Karen M. Cassidy, who is retiring on Sept. 1 after 21 years on the bench and more than 12 years as assignment judge, according to a release Monday from the judiciary.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Elizabeth J. Sher | August 16, 2021
The Association takes serious issue with the findings of this federal sentencing study that find fault with Senior U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler, who has earned an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, impartiality, and fairness.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Richard Coughlin | August 16, 2021
The suggestion that U.S. District Judge Stanley Chesler sentences in a racially discriminatory way is irresponsible and reprehensible. It is also just wrong.
By Avalon Zoppo | August 9, 2021
McKee was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1994 by former President Bill Clinton.
By Charles Toutant | August 3, 2021
"Are they likely to face a lot of extra scrutiny and criticism? I would expect that. Saying that someone has been sentencing Black people to twice as long as white people their entire career, I would think they would get enormous attention," said Adam Benforado, who teaches criminal law at the Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law in Philadelphia.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | August 1, 2021
The Senate has previously chosen not to apply senatorial courtesy to the renomination of sitting judges. It should do likewise with respect to Supreme Court nominations and allow the Apter nomination to go forward to hearing.
By Suzette Parmley | July 28, 2021
Her presumed replacement—civil rights attorney Rachel Wainer Apter—won't get a confirmation hearing until after Election Day.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Marie E. Lihotz and Marianne Espinosa | July 19, 2021
APPELLATE ANSWERS: There are few cases where more than one attorney argues an appeal. Yet, some matters or circumstances lend themselves to it. A sensible split argument, by counsel who recognize the benefits offered to the court, can result in two being better than one.
By Marcia Coyle | July 15, 2021
"In other words, it is for the Supreme Court to tell the courts of appeals when the Court has overruled one of its decisions, not for the courts of appeals to tell the Court when it has done so implicitly," Judge Karen Nelson Moore wrote for the Sixth Circuit panel upholding the Michigan integrated bar.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | July 12, 2021
"How could any of you, as officers of the court, present this affidavit?" U.S. District Judge Linda Parker asked during the hearing.
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