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Fulton DA Defends Judge Who Handled Guilty Plea Upended By Appeals Court

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard has come to the defense of a judge reversed by the Georgia Court of Appeals over comments the judge made to a defendant about a plea negotiation.
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Daily Report Online

Rape Conviction Undone: Defense Failed to Object to 'Improper' Closing Words

A man convicted of molesting and raping his girlfriend's 7-year-old daughter won the right to a new trial because his defense attorney failed to object to the prosecutor's "improper" closing argument statements, the Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

One Week After Public Reprimand, Judge Nominated for Tenure

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on May 26 nominated Passaic County Superior Court Judge Joseph Portelli for tenure, slightly more than a week after the state Supreme Court reprimanded the judge for his behavior while assigned to the Family Part.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Ginsburg on Scalia: A Discerning Shopper and Brilliant Friend

The late justice Antonin Scalia was not just a dear colleague and friend, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Thursday. He was also a "discerning shopper." In remarks at the judicial conference of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at Saratoga Springs, New York, Ginsburg spoke at length about her legendary close friendship with Scalia—a relationship that endured despite their sharply differing judicial views. Scalia died on Feb. 13.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Winner in Three-Way Cobb Judicial Race Tells How it Happened

Kimberly Childs describes how she feels after winning a three-way campaign for the opening created by the pending retirement of Judge Adele Grubbs from Cobb Superior Court.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 15-197(B)

A town or village justice may not assist the district attorney by contacting each prosecution witness, complainant and police officer concerning their upcoming court appearances.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Eastern District Expedited Resolution of Sandy Claims

About a year after Hurricane Sandy bore down on the East Coast, a steady flow of insurance cases began pouring into the Eastern District. But only 73 of 1,400 cases remained as of May 23. Attorneys involved said one important reason for the quick resolution was the work done by Magistrate Judges Cheryl Pollak, Ramon Reyes Jr. and Gary Brown.
20 minute read

Law.com

Ken Starr Demoted as Baylor's President

Baylor University President Ken Starr, who is best known as the special prosecutor for investigating former President Bill Clinton's affair with an intern, was demoted from his job as president after the school's governing board found he didn't do enough to stop rape on campus.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices, For the Most Part, Don't Complain About Eight-Member Court

As loudly as advocates lament the plight of an eight-member U.S. Supreme Court, there is one interested group that has barely made a peep—the eight justices themselves. With the exception of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, when they have addressed the subject, they suggest it has had fairly minor impact on their work. "Eight, as you know, is not a good number for a multimember court," Ginsburg said Thursday.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

For Justice Department Lawyers, 'Uncertainty' Follows Texas Judge's Sanctions

U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Texas was unambiguous in his criticism of U.S. Justice Department lawyers' conduct in litigation over the Obama administration's immigration plan. But the practical consequences of his scathing order last week are still being sorted out.
7 minute read

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