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Defying State Law, LA Superior Court Expands Electronic Case Recording

Los Angeles County Superior Court Presiding Judge Samantha Jessner said the court must use electronic recording to overcome a "constitutional crisis" tied to a lack of available court reporters.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

This Lawyer Just Rose to Judge: 'Best-Respected' in Texas

The attorney is board-certified in appellate law, a fellow of the invitation-only American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, and has practiced for more than 35 years.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Meet the New York Court System's New Coordinator of Judicial Appointments

Desirée Kim's new role will entail acting as a liaison to the governor and New York City mayor's offices, along with the state Board of Elections, regarding judicial vacancies and appointments.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

DeSantis Appoints Judge

Tracy Smith, from Lynn Haven, will serve as a circuit judge at the Bay County courthouse.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Oldest Case in the Court System

"This story is a fictionalized amalgam of many actual instances that I experienced in my years as a trial judge serving in the Supreme Court, New York County's Civil Term. It depicts the pressures that existed on all of us before IAS, during and beyond to deal with the case load that kept growing and growing and especially those cases that we commonly called "old dogs," the ones that just wouldn't ever disappear."
13 minute read

Texas Lawyer

A Judge Wanted to Demolish the Criminal Justice System

The State Commission on Judicial Conduct catalogs a lengthy record of actions taken by the former judge that showed an extreme bias against prosecutors, law enforcement, victims of domestic violence, standard judicial procedures.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Wherefore Art Thou Civility?

"It is likely you have observed that uncivil comments made to or about an opposing lawyer do not arise only in closing argument," writes Douglas S. Lang of Thompson Coburn.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Division Arguments About to Have Their Small-Screen Debut

"An engaged and informed citizenry improves public trust in the courts and strengthens our justice system as a whole. And as technology evolves, it affords greater opportunities to expand public access to the courts," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said in a statement.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Gov. Lamont Nominates Raheem L. Mullins to Be Chief Justice

"[Justice Mullins] understands the impact that the court system has on the lives of the people who live in our state and the need for it to function efficiently, evenhandedly, and equitably," Gov. Ned Lamont said.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Recent Verdicts Cast New Light on Jurors in 'Conservative' Walton County

The Alcovy Judicial Circuit has been deemed "conservative" by many attorneys, but a pair of recent automotive tort jury verdicts has signaled a clear message: "credibility still matters" to Walton County jurors.
5 minute read

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