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The Recorder

AI Is Not the Answer: The Case for Human Court Transcriptionists

Human transcriptionists bring distinct advantages that make them irreplaceable in the legal system.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court Steps In to Dismiss Controversial Ethics Complaint Against Mercer County Presiding Judge

Sources who spoke with the Law Journal said it was very rare for the high court to take a case from the ACJC before the disciplinary body had made a ruling.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

2 Attorneys Are Running for Judge in Windham-Colchester District

Gov. Ned Lamont announced on May 13 the special elections after six probate judges announced their retirements. The probate districts with elections are Region No. 22, Fairfield, Tolland-Mansfield, Hamden-Bethany, Middletown and Windham-Colchester.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Solid Footing': NY's First Latino Chief Administrative Judge Assesses History, Budget Challenges

Judge Joseph A. Zayas, 16 months into his tenure, points to strides in diversity and morale, and taming case backlog.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Los Angeles Courts Took a Bold Step to Protect Your Rights. Here's Why It Matters

In the past year in Los Angeles, there's been no transcript for too many lawyers and their clients in California family courtrooms due to a shortage of court reporters (and this is an even greater problem statewide). Los Angeles County courts finally took a step recently toward addressing that problem by allowing electronic recording.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York's Court System Says More Work Is Needed To Clear Up Case Delays

New York's court system is working with the Center for Justice Innovation to implementing a number of common-sense measures aimed at reducing case processing delays, including improving oversight of the discovery process, accelerating when pretrial hearings occur, deploying court personnel to help resolve obstacles to case resolution, and establishing a formal protocol for conferencing cases and setting firm trial dates.
13 minute read

Daily Report Online

Who Will Be Judge: New Seat Opens in Paulding County

The Judicial Nominating Commission is accepting judicial candidate nominations and applications to fill a new judgeship on the State Court of Paulding County created by House Bill 1466.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Court Advisory Committee Inches Forward on Transparency in Litigation Financing

"It probably deserves a careful look, if for no other reason than we don't know what we don't know," said U.S. District Judge David Proctor, who sits in the Northern District of Alabama.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Officials Say Reforms Are Coming to Speed Up NYC Criminal Cases

The measures are geared toward more effective and efficient oversight of the discovery process, whlle ensuring that cases are trial-ready by identifying and resolving obstacles earlier, and monitoring timelines.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Judges Support Proposed Rule Requiring Court's Approval to File Amicus Briefs

Judge Sidney Thomas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said allowing an amicus brief to be filed based only on consent of the parties leads to recusal problems if the brief presents an ethical conflict for a judge.
3 minute read

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