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New York Law Journal

Promotion of Acosta, 9 Other Justices Wins Praise From Litigators, Judges

A day after being named presiding justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, Rolando Acosta said he was honored to have the chance to "implement changes that will be impacting" the court.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

A Nutty Case: Despite Pretrial Program, Double Jeopardy Argument Fails

A surprising tidbit in a Georgia Court of Appeals decision on a double jeopardy appeal is the price of a trailer load of pecans: $28,240. That's what Royce Palmer and Brandon Ellerbee got for the nuts they stole from a South Georgia farm in October 2013, according to an opinion Judge Stephen Dillard wrote, with support from Judges Billy Ray and Tripp Self. But commodity pricing is only an aside for the May 18 opinion, which addresses when double jeopardy applies and when it doesn't.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Judge Nolan on Joining Redgrave, Life after the Bench, and the State of E-Discovery

E-discovery pioneer Judge Nan Nolan is joining Redgrave as of counsel. She recently provided Legaltech News with her views on e-discovery and some thoughts on her career.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Slowpoke' Report: Which Federal Judges Have the Biggest Backlogs?

In the Southern District of Florida, one judge is responsible for most of the slowest-moving cases.
15 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Slowpoke' Report: Which Federal Judges Have the Biggest Backlogs?

In the Southern District of Florida, one judge is responsible for most of the slowest-moving cases.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

5 Judicial Candidates Dinged for Failing to File Finance Reports

Five judicial candidates who were successful in the latest primary, including two running for statewide appellate court benches, were listed by the Pennsylvania Department of State as failing to file the latest campaign finance reports in the lead-up to last week's primary.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Acosta Named PJ of First Department, 9 Others Join Appellate Bench

The Appellate Division bench is at capacity now that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed nine state Supreme Court judges and promoted First Department Justice Rolando Acosta to fill that court's presiding justice role.
13 minute read

The Recorder

Brown's 23 New Trial Judges Include Ex-Big Law, Prosecutors

Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday appointed 23 trial court judges, including four in the Bay Area.
15 minute read

The Recorder

Brown's 23 New Trial Judges Include Ex-Big Law, Prosecutors

Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday appointed 23 trial court judges, including four in the Bay Area.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Metropolitan Black Bar Awards

The Metropolitan Black Bar Association celebrated "Building the Legal Diversity Pipeline" at its 33rd anniversary awards gala Friday night at Chelsea Piers.
2 minute read

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