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Texas Lawyer

Jail for Lawyer Who Forged Judges' Signatures

For Judge Sid Harle's and Judge Sharon MacRae's signatures, Hilda Valadez "cut out an existing signature" of the judge "and placed it on the 'Judge Presiding' signature line of a blank attorney pay voucher. Defendant then photocopied this forgery multiple times, producing a number of 'pre-signed' blank vouchers," said the March 11 Waiver, Consent to Stipulations of Testimony and Stipulations in State v. Valadez.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Norm Pattis: Judges Put Lawyers On Too Tight A Leash

Rumor has it that new federal judges are required to read a secret copy of a cult classic among jurists. Although the author of the text is unknown, it's title is known: It's called "The Fear of Lawyering."
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Daily Report Online

Southern Center to Honor Wyc Orr, Natasha Silas for Indigent Defense Work

The Southern Center for Human Rights will honor E. Wycliffe "Wyc" Orr, a founding member of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, and Natasha Perdew Silas, a federal public defender, at the center's "Justice Taking Root" benefit reception May 13 at the Carter Center.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cop's Testimony Not Needed, City Says in Quash Motion

Jabbar Collins is seeking to depose retired Brooklyn detective Louis Scarcella in a civil rights suit alleging that systemic police and prosecutorial misconduct led to Collins' vacated 1995 murder conviction.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

DA to Pass on Prosecuting Low-Level Marijuana Cases

Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson said he plans to enact a new policy under which the office would not prosecute low-level marijuana possession cases for people with no criminal record or a "very minimal" one, according to an office memo.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-CEO Admits Stealing From Influential Charity

By | April 24, 2014
William Rapfogel, the politically connected former CEO of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, admitted Wednesday he helped steal more than $9 million from the organization in an insurance scheme that authorities linked to campaign contributions.
2 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Klatt

By | April 24, 2014
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Criminal Division Head Named in Eastern District

James McGovern, the division's deputy chief, will replace Marshall Miller, who was promoted to be second-in-command at the U.S. Justice Department's criminal division.
1 minute read

The Recorder

People v. Goldman

By | April 24, 2014
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

USA v. Mazer

By | April 24, 2014
Acquittal Judgment, New Trial's Denial After City Payroll System Convictions Explained
2 minute read

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