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Ga. High Court's 'Gentle Giant' Chief Justice Thompson to Retire

Chief Justice Hugh Thompson, who closes hearings with the words "Be safe as you travel home," announced his decision to retire from the high court in January.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Two U.S. Court Candidates in New York Face Uncertainty

Candidates for district court seats at opposite ends of New York state are caught up in the uncertainty whether the U.S. Senate will act on President Obama's nominations to district court judgeships.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Seeks Applicants for Court of Appeals

The state Commission on Judicial Nomination is soliciting applicants for the vacancy on the Court of Appeals that will exist due to Judge Eugene Pigott Jr. reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sharp v. 74 Eldert Funding Inc.

Rights, RICO Claims Dismissed as Meritless, Barred Under 'Rooker-Feldman' Doctrine
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Justice Dept. Urges the Supreme Court to Rehear Immigration Case

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear a challenge to the Obama administration's plan to delay the deportation of nearly five million undocumented immigrants.
9 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

The Notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thinks Twice

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, aka the Notorious RBG, aka Darth Bader, set off a firestorm last week when she made some intemperate remarks about Donald Trump during an interview, doubled down on them when speaking with other media outlets, then reversed herself and apologized a few days later for saying anything in the first place. The whole mess is yet another example of how this election cycle will be one for the history books.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 16-13

A newly appointed part-time attorney judge may not continue to represent a client on cases which not only originated in the judge's court, but were previously handled by the inquiring judge's predecessor on that court, and were transferred to another local court only after the inquiring judge assumed the bench.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 15-220

The committee cannot comment on any legal questions. However, if applicable law permits judges to delegate authority, to accept guilty pleas and set fines, to court clerks who serve in a municipality's traffic violations bureau, then it would also be ethically permissible for the judges to delegate that authority under the applicable statutory scheme.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 16-16

A judge who presided over two related civil actions may preside over the losing party's subsequent malpractice action against its former counsel, only if the judge believes he/she can be fair and impartial.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lessons From Sotomayor

High school students participating in the 2016 Sonia and Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship Program met U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday in the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse
1 minute read

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