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National Law Journal

How a New 3rd Circuit Website Helps Make Court's History 'Come Alive'

"People view the courts as this establishment, but when you listen to oral histories … it's really about individual people coming together to make this happen," said Third Circuit librarian Melissa Bernstein. "The character of the court changes every time there's a new judge who comes on."
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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Aug. 15, 2024—Flaster Greenberg, Stradley Ronon

The Supreme Court of New Jersey recently appointed Flaster Greenberg shareholders William Burnett and Jeffrey Cohen to its District IV ethics committee (Burlington and Camden Counties).
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Fixing the System: A New Vision for Handling Discovery

Discovery reform is overdue. With it, litigation can conclude faster.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Demonstrative Evidence: Seeing Really Is Believing

"Jurors' brains process visual images 60,000 times faster than text, and jurors have a faster, stronger emotional reaction to visuals than words, alone. Visuals cause emotional reactions in jurors that increase information retention and motivate jurors to act," according to Quentin Brogdon of Crain Brogdon.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Ex-Judge Loses Bid to Force Chief Justice to Testify

"There is nothing to show that the information cannot be obtained elsewhere or that there is anything that is going to be said that will change plaintiff's mind about bringing the case," the order reads. "There is nothing special to be gained by the chief's deposition."
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Serious Issues': Georgia Superior Court of Cobb County Authorizes Judicial Emergency After Software Conversion

As part of the CMS conversion, the Clerk's Office has also "ceased allowing defendants and their attorneys the same level of access to case files as it does the District Attorney's office," according to the notice. The office has also begun charging indigent criminal defendants fees for filing, maintained a high number of vacancies, and turned away litigants, attorneys, and court reporters from its front counter, refusing to accept documents presented for filing.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

New Judge Wins Election Challenge

"We are disappointed with the judge's decision, but we brought this challenge because it was the right thing to do," said petitioner counsel Julie Oinonen of Williams Oinonen in Atlanta.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Incoming Pittsburgh Civil Division Leader Aims to Bring Trial Scheduling Under Court Control

"You don't know until you try. I know it was attempted before and it didn't happen," Hertzberg said.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia's Judicial Watchdog Hearing Panel Names New Leader

The Supreme Court of Georgia named Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Brian Rickman as Presiding Officer of the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel Tuesday.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

No Retroactive Pay for Judge Who Beat Criminal Charges

Citing case law from the Third Circuit calling back pay "impermissible retrospective relief" that "necessarily depletes the state treasury," U.S. District Judge Edward Kiel wrote, "I see no reason to stray from this general principle and award plaintiff what is in all practical respects back pay."
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