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Judge Admits to Calling Respondent, But Wants Ethics Complaints Dismissed

"It is well settled that Judges shall respect and comply with the law, but this principle does not demand perfection in judicial discernment and application of the law," read Judge Shermela Williams' response to judicial misconduct charges filed against her.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Judge Rules Attorney Discipline Proceedings Are Presumptively Open to Accusers

"The question is whether public access provides a substantial benefit to the proceeding's ability to carry out its purpose," U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero of the Southern District of New York wrote. "The court finds that it does. The public cannot have faith in a process that it cannot see."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Two Western NY Justice Courts Set to Merge After Home-Rule Legislation Is Signed

Similar home-rule requests could be coming to lawmakers in the future, said a backer of the measure who is a candidate for the state Assembly.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Los Angeles Courts Reopen After Ransomware Attack Leads to 1-Day Closure

Court officials say the court will have "limited functionality" as IT professionals work to restore network services disrupted in the hack.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Ransomware Attack Closes All 36 Los Angeles Courthouses

Court leaders said the ransomware attack does not appear to be related to the worldwide outages caused Friday by a CrowdStrike software update problem.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Global CrowdStrike Outage Forces Maryland Court Closures Statewide

"Due to the worldwide Microsoft outage, all Maryland courts, offices, and facilities will be closed to the public today but will remain open for emergency matters," a spokesperson for the state's judiciary said. "All clerks' offices are closed."
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Tech Outages Close Phila. Courts for the Day

"We're trial lawyers so we learn to pivot. That's what we're going to do," Joe Tucker Jr. said.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Family and Civil Courts to Add 28 Judges Under Bill Signed Into Law

The reinforcements are expected to ease a crisis of thousands of backlogged cases.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Lauren Peffer and Emilio 'Emi' Benitez Face Off to Become Broward Judge

Here's why Lauren Peffer and Emilio "Emi" Benitez say they deserve a six-year term on the Broward County bench.
14 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami-Dade Judicial Election: Attorneys Christopher Benjamin, Scott Janowitz and Alina Salcines Restrepo Want Your Vote

Meet Christopher Benjamin, former Judge Scott Jaowitz and Alina Salcines Restrepo, who are pursuing a spot on the Miami-Dade County Court bench.
11 minute read

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