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Pa. High Court Reversal Rate of Superior Court Rulings Has Plummeted, Report Shows

Appellate lawyers who spoke with The Legal said there is not a clear reason for the drop-off, but the change could be linked to the type of cases the justices are taking up.
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New York Law Journal

Asian-American Jurist Makes History in Appointment to Supervising Judge of Staten Island Criminal Court

Judge Biju J. Koshy was appointed to the top administrative post in Richmond County Criminal Court, overseeing its operations.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Lawmakers Negotiate Judicial Security Act While Bolstering Penalties for Assaults, Harassment Against Judges

The budget bill widened the strike zone for the crime of assault against judges by removing language about the offender intending to cause serious physical harm that prevents a judge from working.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Change of Heart? Is Loletha Hale Still Running for Judge?

"[T]he real reality is that my opponent remains on the ballot," said incumbent Henry County State Court Judge Stephen N. Knights Jr. "There was talk but no action."
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'We Need to Continuously Add New Judges': AOC Director Grant Addresses Ongoing Need to Fill Rolling Vacancies

"We believe that a continuous infusion of judgeships becomes the most critical component in any of our operations, and as you heard in my opening remarks, we need to continuously add new judges to our workforce," Judge Glenn A. Grant said. "We are at 39 [vacancies]. Probably, by the end of the summer, we will have another seven to 10 judges leave, so you are then over 50 again."
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Payback Time: How to Deal With Lies in Court

The lie worth presenting to a judge doesn't happen in every case, but when it does, the judge has a number of ways of making the gift pay back the perjurer in spades.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Candidates for Judge of Douglas Circuit Face Off in Virtual Forum

In addition to detailing how each contender would diminish the Douglas Judicial Circuit's backlogged cases, the trio provided individual insight on their views about alternative and innovative sentencing, jury nullification and judicial misconduct.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Unexplained Change to Hearing Date on eCourts Results in Remand by Appellate Division

"There was no explanation on eCourts as to why the return date for defendant's motion was changed from April 1, 2022 to March 18, 2022," the opinion said. "Because of these procedural infirmities, we assume the court was presented with the unopposed motion without being advised the return date had been changed."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Year of NY Courts' Internship Program Adds 50 Slots

The court system said interns will have the opportunity to gain knowledge of operations, the civil, family, and criminal justice systems, and the roles of legal professionals. Economically disadvantaged students, or those from underserved communities, are encouraged to apply.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Commercial Division Adopts New Rules on Tech Disputes, Nonjudicial Referees 

Commercial Division was already hearing tech cases, and that litigants have long been allowed to have court-appointed referees preside over their commercial disputes, prior to the chief administrative judge's order. But the court's advisory council recommended adding specific language to its rules to better educate the bar on the court's offerings.
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