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New York Law Journal

Biben Named Administrator of Manhattan Criminal Term

Acting state Supreme Court Justice Ellen Biben has been chosen by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore to replace former administrative judge Michael Obus, who had overseen the courts that handle Manhattan felonies for eight years.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Abortion Case Pits Privacy Against State Power at High Court

The constitutional right to privacy took on the power of the state to claim immunity from legal challenge before the Georgia Supreme Court Monday.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Want To Be One of Trump's Federal Judges in Texas? Here's Your Chance

Of the thousands of political appointments awaiting President Donald Trump's attention, none are more important in Texas than the 11 U.S. District Court vacancies and four U.S. attorney positions that must be filled. That's why the day before he was sworn into office on Jan. 20, Texas Republican U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz put out a call for qualified lawyers to fill those positions.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

1 Lawyer Suspended, 2 Surrender License

By | January 23, 2017
The Supreme Court of Georgia has issued three decisions regarding lawyer discipline.
26 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Roadmap to Judicial Excellence

Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge of the State of New York, discusses the efforts and initiatives undertaken to deliver on the promise of making the New York court system better in every way—of providing litigants with just dispositions, while speeding the justice process, eliminating barriers to court access, and providing first-rate services to all litigants and court users.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Welcoming a Fairer Discipline System

Peter Tom, Acting Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, discusses the new Rules for Attorney Disciplinary Matters, the goals of which are to streamline and unify the disciplinary rules of the four Departments to better serve the public.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Courts Will Face More Cases Like 'Hamilton'

Randall T. Eng, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, writes: It seems likely that in the coming years, the courts of New York will see an increasing number of cases in which litigants argue that a provision of the New York Constitution provides them with greater protection than a parallel provision in the U.S. Constitution.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Make a Difference for Justice

Karen K. Peters, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Third Department, writes: To guarantee access to justice, we must do more than resolve disputes by applying the substantive law to a given set of facts. Justice is about the fairness with which litigants are treated and their experiences with the legal process.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Department Opens Its Courtrooms to the Web

Gerald J. Whalen, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, discusses the pros and cons of streaming oral arguments over the Internet, which the Fourth Department started doing on Jan. 9, 2017.
13 minute read

Daily Report Online

Court of Appeals Reverses Judge Who Denied Transgender Name Changes

The Augusta judge who denied two transgender name changes on grounds they would "confuse and mislead" the public has been reversed by the Georgia Court of Appeals and ordered to approve both requests.
7 minute read

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