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Bedsworth: Bon Appetit, Monsieur Raccoon

"In California, the animal you run over cannot be carted off to your freezer. It must stay by the side of the road. California reserves jurisdiction over dead animals—wild animals, that is, not pets—to state agencies," says Justice William W. Bedsworth.
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The Recorder

US Senate Confirms Michelle Williams Court to California's Central District

The Los Angeles County Superior Court judge will be moving from the largest state trial court in the nation to a federal bench serving more than 19 million residents in seven counties.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Biden's Nominee Secures U.S. Senate Confirmation for Phila. Federal Judgeship

With Mary Kathleen Costello's confirmation, President Joe Biden has broken the record for appointing the most LGBTQ+ judges by any president in U.S. history, according to the office of U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania,
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Getting Ahead of Unfair Criticism of Judges

Judge Barbara Kronlund of San Joaquin County, California Superior Court has developed a presentation focused on the importance of judicial independence aimed at non-legal audiences that's been adopted by the local ABOTA chapter.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Stresses Need for Judiciary's Attention to Cybersecurity During Election Season

"Make sure that everyone is being attentive to the smallest things... like making sure your passwords are updated [and] being careful what you click on," said Judge Michael Scudder, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Retired Judge Running for Westchester DA Accused of Ducking Debate

"This is a lost opportunity for the public to hear directly from candidates in person and to address their own questions to them," the president of the league's Westchester County chapter said.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Senate Confirms Federal Prosecutor Kevin Ritz to 6th Circuit

Ritz, who was confirmed in a 48-46 vote, served as an assistant U.S. attorney before Biden appointed him U.S. attorney for the Western District of Tennessee in 2022.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Three More Counts Against Trump Ally John Eastman Tossed by Fulton County Judge; RICO Count Survives

Eastman, the former dean of Chapman University's Dale E. Fowler School of Law in Orange, California, was one of 18 people charged in the original 41-count indictment by a grand jury in August 2023, which alleged that Trump and his political allies conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Meet Jesus M. Suarez: New Chair of the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission

"Personally, I evaluate each candidate's commitment to the rule of law and understanding that the province and duty of the judiciary is to say what the law is, not what it should be," he said.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Law Clerks Can't Seek Post-Clerkship Jobs With Political Orgs, Ethics Guidance Says

"A law clerk who applies for a job with a political organization risks linking the judge's chambers to political activity, which could compromise the independence of the judiciary," the advisory opinion states.
2 minute read

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