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Nonlawyer Judges? SCOTUS Doesn't Seem to Mind

A judge who is in a position to throw someone in jail has to be a lawyer, right? Well no, and the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed this anomaly of American justice to persist.
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The Recorder

2 Cases That Shine a Light on Judge Henderson's Legacy

An op-ed by Richard Kuhns, the author of a recently published Henderson biography, about two of the judge's seminal decisions.
10 minutes read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Attorney Wins Appellate Ruling that Client's Mental Illness Wasn't Relevant Evidence, Adding $400,000 to Judgment

Mary Turner's difficult life ended when she was mowed down by an 18-wheeler driver who didn't see her as she crossed a street. But what would normally be a straightforward legal claim against a trucking company was complicated by the fact that Turner suffered from mental illness and drug addiction. Not only did Houston appellate attorney Dave George help preserve a wrongful death jury verdict recently by convincing a court that Turner's mental illness and drug use did not belong in evidence, he also convinced the judges to add $400,000 to his clients' recovery.
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Daily Report Online

Arguments Run Overtime for $100M 911 Call Fee Fight

A battle between phone companies and governments over a potential $100 million bill for emergency call fees ran into extra minutes at the Georgia Court of Appeals Tuesday.
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New York Law Journal

Business Bar Hails Wilson, a Commercial Litigator, for Court of Appeals

The commercial bar has advocated for years for an experienced commercial litigator to be placed on New York's highest court, and hailed Gov. Cuomo's nomination of Cravath litigator Rowan Wilson.
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Daily Report Online

Trump Meets With 11th Circuit's William Pryor

Judge William Pryor of Alabama reportedly met with Trump in New York on Saturday. The president-elect said last week that he would select a candidate to fill the seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia within his first two weeks in office.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Sex Offenders Challenge Constitutionality of Mandatory Lie Detector Tests

A trio of paroled sex offenders is challenging New Jersey Parole Board regulations requiring them to submit to periodic polygraph examinations, saying their constitutional rights are being violated. Oral arguments were heard Jan. 17.
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New York Law Journal

City Bar Lauds Rakoff

By | January 17, 2017
The New York City Bar Association honored Southern District Judge Jed Rakoff Friday at its annual "Twelfth Night" annual musical revue called "MacJed" or "All's Well That Ends: The Life and Times of Judge Jed Rakoff."
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The Legal Intelligencer

New Montco President Judge Looking Forward to Busy Tenure

As the newly installed president judge of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Thomas DelRicci will have a lot on his plate. The Saint Joseph's University graduate, who received his law degree from Loyola University and has served on the Montgomery County bench for nearly 20 years, was sworn in as the new leader of the court on Jan. 6 at a time when several major projects are underway. The Legal spoke with DelRicci about his goals and the challenges he may face during what appears likely to be a very busy tenure.
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Legaltech News

The FRCP, From the Perspective of Judges, Defense & Plaintiff: Legalweek Sneak Peek

At Legalweek, Shook Hardy & Bacon's Patrick Oot will moderate a session on the impact of the 2015 FRCP amendments from three perspectives.
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