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National Law Journal

Judges Support Proposed Rule Requiring Court's Approval to File Amicus Briefs

Judge Sidney Thomas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said allowing an amicus brief to be filed based only on consent of the parties leads to recusal problems if the brief presents an ethical conflict for a judge.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Meet Phrances Szewczyk, a Family Law Attorney Running for Middletown Judge

Phrances Szewczyk, a solo practitioner in family law, is unopposed in the race to replace Judge Joseph D. Marino after he retires on May 3, 2025. Szewczyk grew up in Cromwell, and has practiced probate law for 30 years.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Law Firms Brace for Category 5 Hurricane Milton

Nearly all of Florida is bracing for Hurricane Milton, which forecasters anticipate to be one of the most destructive storms on record. Law firms…
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Too Slow? Judge Investigated After Cases Drag On for Years

The judge's "conduct ... amounts to willful misconduct in office; a willful and persistent failure to perform the duties of office," according to the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia charging document.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

'The Most Peculiar Federal Court in the Country' Comes to Berkeley Law

After sitting together as a panel to hear arguments in three cases Tuesday morning, Federal Circuit Judges Timothy Dyk, Raymond Chen and Judge Kara Stoll answered law students' questions about the qualities of winning advocates.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Judges Say Social Media and Political Polarization Puts Them in Danger

A panel of federal and state judges at Relativity Fest 2024 discussed how social media has resulted in a spike in harassment and threats against judges and their families. They called on lawyers and bar associations to help.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Inappropriate' TikTok Posts Net Bergen County Judge 3-Month Suspension Without Pay

The judge "realizes and acknowledges that he should have ... given his conduct and their potential impact more thought."
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Meet Sophia Shaikh, Lawyer Running Unopposed for Judge

The Tolland-Mansfield Probate District is made up of Coventry, Mansfield, Tolland and Willington.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Judge Resigns to End Sexual Harassment Case

Jennifer Bergman, the appointed special prosecutor and district attorney for neighboring Liberty County, made an offer to Gillam that she would dismiss the charge if he resigned office.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Full Complement of NJ Supreme Court Probes Jurisdiction in Sex Abuse Claim Against Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Roughly a half hour after oral arguments began, new Associate Justice John Jay Hoffman asked his first question and challenged attorneys on both sides of the aisle in a case involving alleged sexual abuse of a minor by a Catholic priest.
5 minute read

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