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Judge on Clerk Hiring Boycotts: 'Students Should Be Seen as Individuals'

"They have every right to be judged by their accomplishments, not blacklisted based on what institution they may happen to attend," Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III stated via email.
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The Recorder

Legislation to Allow Disqualification of Appellate Judges Weakened to 'Study' Bill

State legislators also shelved bills that would have set rules for AI-generated evidence and for when a boss can contact a worker after hours.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lost on a Technicality?: Judges' Questions Skeptical of State Claims to 'Valuable' Coastal Marshland at Oral Argument

Wetland ownership has been a hot topic during the state's most recent legislative session, which saw a bill introduced that aimed "to make it easier for coastal landowners to claim ownership of parts of the state's salt marsh," according to a report by WABE, that noted while the bill's sponsors said it would improve conservation, some detractors argued, "what the bill really does is enable owners to sell mitigation credits—so that developers can destroy marsh elsewhere."
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Daily Report Online

Vote for Judge on May 21: Candidates Challenged in Georgia's Notable Contests

Learn the latest updates on candidate challenges launched in appellate, superior and state court judicial races that are set to be decided by voters in the May 21 nonpartisan primary election.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judges Are Stepping Down From the Jeff Davis Candidacy Challenge

"[T]he plaintiff asks this Honorable Court to issue an order enjoining the Secretary of State and State Election Board from the distribution of any further ballots, absentee or regular, or permitting any further voting until such time as this matter is heard before this Honorable Court," read an emergency petition filed Tuesday.
5 minute read

The Recorder

3 Justices Confirmed to Los Angeles, San Francisco Appellate Courts

Following Tuesday's confirmations, the Judicial Council announced it will expand a mentorship program for aspiring appellate justices to include attorneys interested in becoming research counsel in the state's courts of appeal.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'A Naked Political Power Grab': Proposal To Change Appellate Division Appointment Process Is Pointless and Potentially Damaging

Consider the impact of appellate case processing if there are vacancies on the Appellate Division, due to delays, Senatorial Courtesy or infighting in the appointment process, and there cannot be temporary assignments, as there can be at present.
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Daily Report Online

Intermediate Court Weighs Apartment Complex Ability to Waive Security Requirements

'It's one thing [for an apartment complex] to say we can't be your insurer, it's another thing to say 'We're not doing anything [to provide security].' That seems to be a very extraordinary thing and that concerns me," said Presiding Judge Stephen Dillard.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Delaware Bar Diversity Strategy Includes Changes in Admission Standards

Twelve steps the 2022 report outlined as ways to reduce barriers to notoriously stringent Delaware bar admission have been taken, making that the element of the plan that's seen the most concrete change over the past two years.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Brooklyn Judge, Amid Campaign Aimed at Ousting Him, Opts for Retirement

The group took credit for pushing Del Guidice into retirement, although it could not be independently confirmed whether that development was a result of the public pressure.
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