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New York Law Journal

Mayor Taps State Attorney for Albany City Court Seat

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan has appointed Joshua Farrell, currently a lawyer in the New York attorney general's office, to temporarily fill a seat on the Albany City Court. Farrell is also widely expected to be elected in November for a full judicial term on the same court.
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Daily Report Online

At Phipps Portrait Unveiling, a Packed Room, Plenty of Praise and a Call to Action

"Much remains to be done," said Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Herbert Phipps, who will retire at the end of November.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Letter to the Editorial Board

By | September 30, 2016
Justice Peter Zarella writes in reply to a Sept. 15 Connecticut Law Tribune editorial titled "Justice Zarella's Proposed Test for Applying Stare Decisis."
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

More Salient Points on Judge's Ouster

By | September 30, 2016
The article "Judge in Legal Row With Brooklyn Democrats Kicked Off Party Ticket" does not mention several salient points relevant to the complaint against the Brooklyn party filed by Justice Laura Jacobson.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Student's Tweets About Violence Not a Crime, Court Rules

A Sarasota County high school student's statement on Twitter that he "can't WAIT to shoot up my school" does not constitute a criminal threat under Florida law, an appeals court ruled.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Judge Destry Facing Formal Ethics Charges

Embattled Broward Circuit Judge Matthew Destry is now facing formal ethics charges from the Judicial Qualifications Commission.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Insight for Judicial Hopefuls

By | September 29, 2016
The Suffolk County Bar Association hosted "Everything You Need to Know About Becoming a Judge" at its headquarters in Hauppauge on Wednesday.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

State Legislators Unmoved by Judge's Questionable Practices

A Georgia probate judge whose complaints spurred an attack on the state's judicial watchdog has been accused of breaching defendants' constitutional rights and open courtroom requirements.
17 minute read

The Recorder

State Watchdog Group Admonish LA Judge for Belittling Prospective Jurors

The state's judicial watchdog agency has publicly admonished a Los Angeles judge for belittling several prospective jurors who had appeared in his courtroom for a May 2014 murder trial.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Federal Suits Claim Segregation, Abuse of Disabled Students

Nearly 40 years after federal laws began requiring schools to educate disabled students alongside their nondisabled peers as much as possible, many of these children are still channeled into separate and unequal educational programs, often because of serious behavioral challenges that come along with their disabilities.
9 minute read

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