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New York Law Journal

Court Leaders Tap Seven New NYC Housing Court Judges

Yekaterina Blinova and Adam R. Meyers were assigned to Manhattan; Jordan M. Dressler was assigned to Queens; Leslie A. Granger and Amira E. Hassan took the bench in the Bronx; while Javier E. Ortiz and Elyssa O. Slutzky will be serving in Brooklyn.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Do Not Treat Appellate Division Judges Like Supreme Court Justices

The proposal seems to have deservedly dropped out of sight and may now be too late for this year's general election. But it is still a bad idea and we should be diligent in watching out for its reappearance.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Western NY Lawmaker Poised for Move to State Supreme Court

Assemblyman Michael J. Norris, R-Lockport, said on Thursday that he's accepted nominations for state Supreme Court justice of the 8th Judicial District by Republican, Democratic and Conservative parties in the Nov. 5 general election.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Reform Doesn't Pass Smell Test, Says Retired DC Circuit Judge

"They [the justices] overturned me a couple times and I thought they were wrong," said retired Judge Thomas Griffith, who served 15 years on a federal appellate court. "But that doesn't mean that my reaction to that ought to be to change the composition of the court."
11 minute read

National Law Journal

How a New 3rd Circuit Website Helps Make Court's History 'Come Alive'

"People view the courts as this establishment, but when you listen to oral histories … it's really about individual people coming together to make this happen," said Third Circuit librarian Melissa Bernstein. "The character of the court changes every time there's a new judge who comes on."
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

How Corporate Law Legislation Morphed Into a Conversation on Judicial Ethics

An amendment to Delaware's corporation law has divided lawyers and led to discussion about when Court of Chancery judges should and should not weigh in on laws they will later apply.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Hochul Taps 3 Judges for Brooklyn-Based Appeals Court

The Second Department hears criminal and civil appeals from Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, and Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester counties.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Rife With Inaccuracies': Merchan Denies Third Trump Bid for Recusal

"Stated plainly, Defendant's arguments are nothing more than a repetition of stale and unsubstantiated claims," the jurist wrote. "This Court now reiterates for the third time, that which should already be clear—innuendo and mischaracterizations do not a conflict create. Recusal is therefore not necessary, much less required."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Term Limits Are Doable By Statute, Retired Federal Judge Says

"I'm not saying it wouldn't be a difficult political slog if somebody thought that there was some disadvantage to their side," Judge Diane Wood said. "But I frankly see no constitutional barrier."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Rules Against Insurer in $127M Suit Over Aircraft 'Theft'

"From public reporting, we understand that the total amounts of these claims are in excess of $10 billion," said one of the attorneys involved in a separate but similar lawsuit.
4 minute read

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