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National Law Journal

Tickets From Beyoncé and Sweet Book Deals: Justices Divulge Income, Gifts

In financial disclosures released Friday, members of the U.S. Supreme Court revealed how they supplemented their $285,400 salaries ($298,500 for the chief justice) in 2023.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

BREAKING: Ruling Expected Today in Case to Block Jeff Davis' Rise to Judge

"We have moved on to the next chapter in the book," argued Senior Assistant Attorney General Russell Willard on Friday.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

9th Circuit Judge Recuses From Gaza Case After Israel Trip

Judge Ryan Nelson stated that "out of an abundance of caution, the best course in this specific case (which may not apply in other cases) is to recuse."
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Judges React to 11th Circuit's Gen AI Use: 'Creative,' Occasionally 'Misleading,' and 'Brave'

While some judges appreciated Judge Kevin Newsom's transparency in exploring generative AI in legal work, others thought his adventurousness was premature.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Secured: Emergency Hearing Set in Challenge of Judicial Candidate's Election

"[T]he Court will hold an emergency hearing by videoconference on Friday, June 7, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. to consider Petitioner's Motion to Stay the Certification of the Election Results Until Elector's Challenge is Decided, to the extent the issue is not moot," ordered Judge Rachel Krause.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Meet the New Judge: Carolyn 'Tippi' Burch Appointed to Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit

"Lawyers, litigants and the public can expect me to be prepared, conscientious and hard working," said gubernatorial judicial appointee Caroyln 'Tippi' Burch.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cases Cannot Be Defined by Media Coverage

This is primarily a "Tale of Two Cases," heard on back-to-back days at the New York Court of Appeals in 1990. My focus highlights different standards the media use to cover, and often skew, the public understanding of a well-informed public concerning the civic importance and core values of cases and the judicial process.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

GOP Senator Grills Judicial Nominee Over Past Comments on Institutional Racism

"You're a political activist, aren't you, Judge?" Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, asked district judge nominee Meredith Vacca.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Senate Confirms 25 Nominees, Including Veteran NYC Judge Under Scrutiny

Manhattan judge Laura Ward Ward approached a progressive group's criticism with introspection, acknowledging that she runs "a tight court," but goes out of her way to ask jurors if they felt a defendant received a fair trial.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Are Judges Making Decisions to Keep Themselves Off the '6-Month List'?

"The suggestion that any of our judges, all of whom are saturated in motion briefs, would request more briefing as a delay tactic is unfounded and disappointing," Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb said.
4 minute read

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