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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Courts Toll Statute of Limitations After Snow Closure

By | March 17, 2017
Filing deadlines have been tolled after the March 15, 2017, closure.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Shawn LaGrua an Unlikely Champion of Offender Reform Program

Judge Shawn LaGrua's offender reform program generally targets 16- to 29-year-old offenders facing charges for aggravated assault, burglary, robbery and armed robbery.
20 minute read

New York Law Journal

Family Court Judge Dismisses Charges Against Judge Who Ran Down Brother With ATV

Both a state judge and his brother acted like children in allowing their dispute to get physical, but the evidence does not indicate the judge intentionally ran his brother down with an all-terrain vehicle, a Family Court judge has determined.
8 minute read

The Recorder

California Chief Justice Accuses Feds of 'Stalking' Immigrants at Courthouses

California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye on Thursday accused federal authorities of "stalking undocumented immigrants" at state courthouses to make arrests. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, Cantil-Sakauye said the use of California trial courts "as bait" is generating mistrust of the judiciary.
7 minute read

The Recorder

House Panel Restarts Debate on Splitting Ninth Circuit

Republicans on a Judciary subcommittee sound united on breaking up the appellate court, but not on how to do it.
8 minute read

The Recorder

With Congress Again Mulling 9th Circuit Split, a Call for 5 New Judgeships

Two days before its first hearing, the Federal Judicial Conference makes the request as part of its call for 57 new Article III positions.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Double-Dipping' by Older State Judges Will Face Scrutiny

The state's highest court will decide whether court administrators may block judges who have been "certificated" to stay on the bench past age 70 from receiving state pensions for past judicial work even as they draw a full salary as Supreme Court justices.
16 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

US Judicial Conference Calls for 3 New Seats on NJ Federal Bench

New Jersey's federal courts would gain three new judgeships if Congress approves a recommendation adopted Tuesday by the U.S. Judicial Conference.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

New Rule to Restrict Cameras in Courtrooms Could Hamper Media Access

The growing use of electronic devices by the public to record events and broadcast them over the internet has prompted Georgia's superior court judges to dramatically rewrite the state's longtime rule governing the presence of cameras in court.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Federal Court Vacancies Grow With Senior Status for Judge Loretta Preska

The decision of Southern District Judge Loretta Preska to take senior status effective March 1 opens up a second vacancy on the court. There are 11 vacancies in the Second Circuit and more around the state.
3 minute read

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