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The Week in Data Jan. 21: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Catch up on data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including the results of Law.com's annual Managing Partner Survey.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Directs Western Pa. Judge to Recuse From Case Over Business Ties to Defendant

The Superior Court agreed that the litigation’s potential impact on the judge's financial interests was a basis for recusal, but the court determined there were more grounds for recusal than just that.
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New York Law Journal

Democracy in Focus: New York State Court of Appeals Year in Review

Harry Black, staff attorney with the State Democracy Research Initiative, reviews decisions from the the New York Court of Appeals’ last term including ‘Hoffmann’ (redistricting), ‘Stefanik’  (vote-by-mail), and ‘Amedure’ (absentee ballot law), and he also offers a preview to anticipated decisions on the horizon such as ‘Cuomo’  (constitutionality of NY’s ethics watchdog), ‘Fossella’  (noncitizen voting in local elections), and ‘Onondaga’  (constitutionality of even-year election law).
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Saxton & Stump Lands Newly Retired Ex-Chief Judge From Middle District of Pa.

Judge Christopher Conner, appointed by George W. Bush, retired from the federal judiciary Friday. He served as chief judge from 2013 to 2020.
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Law.com

Annual Self-Check: Testing For Bias On The Bench

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Judge Josh Thacker, who presides over the Spalding County State Court in west central Georgia, opens up about a tradition he engages in every Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day to help ensure he remains unbiased on the bench.
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The Recorder

California's Chief Justice Starts Third Year With Questions About Fires, Trump and AI

In a meeting with reporters Thursday, the leader of California's judiciary said initial guidance about AI and the state legal system will arrive in February.
4 minute read

Law.com

Trial Court Had No Authority to Reopen Voir Dire After Jury Impaneled in Civil Case, State Appellate Court Rules

"The parties have cited no statute or case law, and we have found none, specifically addressing the trial court’s authority in a civil action to reopen jury voir dire and allow challenges for cause or peremptory challenges after the jury has been impaneled," North Carolina Appellate Judge Allegra Collins wrote.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Honored by NYSBA, 2nd Circuit Chief Judge Livingston's Remarks Stress Judicial Safety

Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit was this year’s winner of the Stanley Fuld Award for her contribution to the practice of commercial law and litigation in New York. She used her award to shine a spotlight on judicial safety during a ceremony in Manhattan.
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New Jersey Law Journal

'Younger and Invigorated Bench': Biden's Legacy in New Jersey Federal Court

The 10 judges President Joe Biden nominated are more diverse than the group they replaced. His nominees include four women, three Black judges, two Asian Americans and one Latina, while the previous occupants of those seats include two women, two Latinos and no Blacks or Asians. The Biden judges are also seen by some observers as competent but not particularly ideological.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Judge Ordered Squabbling Lawyers to Have Lunch: Here's What Happened

A judge told attorneys to have a tête-à-tête. Plaintiff counsel paid the $74 bill, and the defense lawyer left a $74 tip.
5 minute read

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