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Connecticut Law Tribune

Vote for Judge: Gov. Lamont Calls Special Election to Fill 6 Vacancies

The winner of each election would hold the position from the retirement date to the end of the term in 2027.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Supreme Court of Georgia Candidate's Campaign Stance on Abortion Lands Before Federal Judge

"I have never decided or declared how I'd rule on any case," former U.S. Rep. John Barrow said Monday during a post-hearing press conference.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Not Too Much: Court of Appeals Upholds $1M Nominal Damages Award in Walmart Slip-and-Fall

"Even if the evidence presented at trial would authorize a greater or lesser award than that actually made, we will not disturb the award 'unless it is so flagrant as to shock the conscience,'" the court opined.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Recusals in the New York Court of Appeals

In an atmosphere with contentious public debate over whether U.S. Supreme Court justices are inappropriately sitting on certain cases—one of the reasons behind the declining public esteem for the Court—it is ironic that a judge of the Court of Appeals, early in her service, is criticized for recusing herself, a Law Journal contributor writes.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Was This Judge Too Slow? Jurist Suggests 5th Circuit Micromanages His Docket

"A district court has broad discretion and inherent authority to manage its docket. That's what it did here, much to the apparent dismay of the Fifth Circuit," U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman said.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Power Shift: Judicial Appointments Lag as Retiring Judges Commit to Full Terms

Compared to 13 judicial appointments made during first quarter of 2023, Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed eight judges to judicial vacancies between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2024.
8 minute read

The Recorder

With No Drama and a Few Jokes, Justice Goodwin Liu Tells USC Law Grads to 'Live Your Dreams'

The jurist took a mostly light approach to the turmoil engulfing college campuses. "Who would have thought that USC would be a hotbed of student protest and activism?" Liu asked in his second commencement speech at the law school.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Durbin Says He's Open to Talks on Reviving Circuit Blue Slips—But Is a Return Likely?

"I would say I'm ready to open this conversation and dialogue on a bipartisan basis, if we're talking about a prospective change after the election," said Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, and the Judiciary Committee's chair.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

As Longest-Serving Chief Justice, Rabner Has Been a Great Steward of NJ Judiciary

Assuming that he serves until June 30, 2030 - despite his eligibility for retirement - he will serve one day more than 23 years.
4 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Delaware Judge Announces Retirement From US 3rd Circuit Appeals Court

According to the federal judiciary, Judge Kent A. Jordan gave notice of his plan to retire on May 7, and he plans to leave the bench on Jan. 15, days before a presidential inauguration. With one other current vacancy on the court, the currently majority-Republican Third Circuit could flip.
3 minute read

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