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Marika Tolz's Holocaust history invoked to lighten sentence
Marika Tolz's attorney portrays the fallen receiver as the daughter of Holocaust survivors who 'lost her way.' The claimed motive was one of the many revelations in a motion filed by her attorney to urge the judge to go light on her. Federal prosecutors say over an 11-year period, Tolz misappropriated $16 million, pocketing $2.4 million.Announcement of Vacancies on Criminal Justice Act Panel
Since 1971, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey has maintained a list of attorneys to be appointed as counsel for eligible defendants pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act ("CJA"), 18 U.S.C. §3006A. The Court has adopted a CJA Plan, revised as of December 10, 1997 and effective September 11, 1998, which "particularize(s) the requirements of the CJA, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 ... and the CJA Guidelines in a way that meets the needs of this district." In summary, the CJA Plan has established a Panel Selection and Management Committee which meets annually to consider applications for the District's CJA Panel. The District's CJA Panel consists of 100 attorneys, divided by Vicinage who are members in good standing of the Bar of this District, and have trial experience and knowledge of the Federal Rules of Criminal and Appellate Procedure, the Federal Rules of Evidence, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and the Local Rules of both the District and Circuit Courts. The CJA Committee selects the 100 attorneys for the CJA Panel based upon merit and experience. Membership on the CJA Panel is ordinarily for a term of three years. On March 11, 2012, the term of one-third of the members of the CJA Panel will expire. The Court invites all attorneys interested in becoming members of the CJA Panel to submit an application to William T. Walsh, Clerk, United States District Court, Clarkson S. Fisher Courthouse, 402 East State Street, Room 2020, Trenton, NJ 08608, on or before January 20, 2012. Applications will also be accepted via e-mail at [email protected] ; however, the document must be in PDF format. Application forms and copies of the CJA Plan may be obtained from the Clerk of Court in Newark, Trenton and Camden, or may be downloaded from the Court's website at: www.njd.uscourts.gov , located under "CJA". No application will be considered unless it is received no later than January 20, 2012.Advancing the Right to Counsel For Children
In a landmark 1967 case, In re Gault, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution guarantees youth charged with delinquency a right to counsel. Lawyers help make sure that juvenile courts hold the right youth accountable, that any sentence meets their needs, and that sanctions are proportionate to what they have done.High Court Rules Against Casino's Bid to Speed the Plows
In a departure from its recent rulings on gaming issues, the state Supreme Court has put the brakes on casino efforts to accelerate the process and ruled against Foxwoods Casino's push to start the building process of its waterfront casino, kicking the caGC Compensation Continues to Rise
Salaries and options are out of favor � but stock and bonuses continue to line GCs' pockets.Trending Stories
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