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Connecticut Law Tribune

College Student Struck by Car to Receive $2M Settlement

A 19-year-old college student struck by a car while crossing a neighborhood road in North Haven has settled her lawsuit against the vehicle's driver for $2 million.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former Nassau County District Court Judge Frank Doddato Dies at 67

Frank Doddato, who served on the bench through 2015 and had a decades-long career in criminal law, has died after a lengthy battle with cancer.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Vacancy in Federal Court as Judge to Take Senior Status

The U.S. District Court for Connecticut will have a judicial vacancy soon, as Judge Robert Chatigny has decided to take senior status as of Jan. 1.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Bar Celebrates 100 Years of Women Lawyers

Dorothy Beasley, the first female judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals, gave rousing remarks at a celebration of the 100th anniversary of women lawyers in Georgia.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Diversity Advocates Tensely Hopeful for Gains on Ga. Supreme Court

As Gov. Nathan Deal prepares to seat three new justices, concerns about the court's diversity hang over the discussion.
15 minute read

The Recorder

Stanford Sex Assault Judge Removed From Criminal Duty

Judge Aaron Persky, who drew fire for sentencing a former Stanford student to six months in jail for sexual assault, asked to be reassigned to the civil division to reduce "distractions," said the court's presiding judge.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Take Up Full-Court Recusal Over Judge's Financial Gain

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to take up the issue of a full-bench recusal when one of the judges on the bench has a financial interest in the case at hand.
11 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Federal Judge Triples Patent Award Against Samsung to $21 Million

Becoming one of the first in the nation to do so under recently-set U.S. Supreme Court precedent, a Texas federal judge tripled patent infringement damages against Samsung in a case brought by Imperium IP Holdings.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Wiss Explains How to Make the Complex Work

Mary Wiss, one of just two judges overseeing complex civil litigation on the court, became the first woman to preside over the complex department in 2014. Over 13 years she's served in a variety of roles on the bench, handling everything from misdemeanors to mental health issues. She recently spoke with The Recorder about her style of questioning and what lawyers can learn from the court reporter.
9 minute read

Litigation Daily

What Judges Can--And Can't--Do to Get Elected

“Regulating campaign speech is not easy. It's not supposed to be. But treating elections for the courts just like elections for the political branches does not make sense either.” Wise words from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which on Wednesday issued a decision grappling with how judicial elections should be conducted
12 minute read

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