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Judge Gets Standing Ovation for Service to State's Judicial Watchdog Commission

"He has fulfilled the the significant responsibilities placed upon him as presiding officer of the JQC Hearing Panel in the spirit of public service and transparency by making proceedings accessible to all," Supreme Court of Georgia Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs said of Atlanta Judicial Circuit Judge Robert C. I. McBurney.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

What I Wish I Knew Then: Judy Harris Kluger

Law Journal columnist Steve Cohen of Pollock Cohen sits down with Judy Harris Kluger, a former judge and now chief operating officer of Sanctuary for Families.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge's 'Disturbing' Statements on Criminal Jurisprudence in Campaign Literature Raises Questions About Fitness to Serve on Bench

A judge ran a campaign for judicial office "on an apparently unequivocal campaign pledge to incarcerate offenders, exclude drug dealers from the community, ensure maximum sentencing of repeat offenders, and protect victims of domestic violence."
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Bankruptcy Chief Judge Discusses Court Process, Stability and the Importance of Having NJ Cases Filed in NJ

"It has always been a concern for me and my judicial colleagues (as well as the bar) that there have been Chapter 11 cases in which a company's headquarters or significant facilities and operations were in New Jersey, but the filings were elsewhere."
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Roundup of 2024 South Florida Judicial Election Results

Here is where the races stand as of Wednesday morning.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sondra Miller's Unfulfilled Dream for Parent Education

Justice Miller crashed through the glass ceiling: as one of the first women to graduate from Harvard Law School, then to serve on the Family Court, the Supreme Court, and the Appellate Division, Second Department.
2 minute read

Law.com

State Appellate Court Affirms Historic $40M Drunken Driving Verdict Against Driver and Vehicle's Owner

The appellate court disagreed with the defendants' claims that the $40 million award was excessive. Furthermore, the court rejected one of the defendants' claims that the plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence to prove negligent entrustment against her and wrongly found her liable for $27.5 million in damages as the vehicle's owner.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

'You're in Trial. You're Sick Again': Addressing Attorney Stress

"My wife would always say, 'Oh, you're in trial again. You're sick again.' And I would blow it off," said a trial attorney who correlates stress with illness.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Court System and Long Island Court Employees' Union at Odds Over Who Should Hear Disciplinary Rows

Court workers say a provision that requires disputes to be decided by the deputy chief administrative judge was not agreed to by their union.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Zantac Judge Denies Recusal Bid, but Urges Swift Appeal on His Ruling

"The position advocated by plaintiffs has the potential to substantially and considerably impact judicial administration and case assignments throughout the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at all judicial levels," Roberts held in his order.
4 minute read

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