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New York Law Journal

Trump-Appointed Judges' Letter on Not Taking Clerks From Columbia Law Shows Inability To Dispense Individual Justice

The 13 judges who said they're boycotting Columbia Law students over disagreements with administration reveal their utter lack of capacity to serve in a role that requires them to dispense individual justice, a Fordham Law professor writes.
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Daily Report Online

Headed to High Court? Candidate for Judge Pushes Back

"The secretary of state has acknowledged in court that his office believes Ms. Johnson's interpretation of Georgia's qualification provisions is correct," said petitioner counsel Kurt Kastor of Kastorf Law.
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Daily Report Online

Was $15M Too Much?: Defendants Argue for New Trial in Macon-Bibb Medical Malpractice Appeal

"[The defense was] doing our work for us, and we were fine with that," the plaintiff-appellees said.
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Daily Report Online

Ruling Challenged: Senior Judge to Decide Residency Dispute in Douglas Probate Race

"The standard of review is whether the ruling of the board was clearly erroneous," said respondent counsel Justin O'Dell of O'Dell, O'Neal, Hungerford, & Blanchard. "[T]here is an abundance of evidence to support the board's decision."
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New York Law Journal

Donning the 'Dissent Chain': Asian American Judges Group Honors Judicial Leaders With Unorthodox Trophies

The annual event, hosted by the Asian American Judges Association, honored Chief Judge Rowan Wilson, Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas, and Queens Supreme Court Justice Ushir Pandit-Durant.
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New Jersey Law Journal

'A Solution in Search of a Problem': NJ State Bar, Judiciary React to Possible Constitutional Amendment on Judicial Appointments

"There is a proposal to create a court of appeals that mirrors the federal court system," Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari said. "In the current system, you take the best of the Superior Court judges, leaving that court depleted. If we go to a system where the governor makes appointments, you can broaden the number of lawyers going to the bench."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Biden Nominates US Magistrate Judge Embry Kidd for 11th Circuit Seat

The president also makes picks for district court judgeships in Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York.
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Daily Report Online

A Judge Is Fighting Sanctions: Defense Counsel Files Exception

"We believe that the charges against Judge Peterson were not proven, and even if they were, that the level of discipline imposed is excessive," said respondent counsel S. Lester Tate III of Akin & Tate in Cartersville.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Can You Contract Away Your Right to Leave Bad Google Reviews? Court of Appeals Set to Decide

Ryan and Asia Davis, a disabled army veteran and his wife, were sued by the SD Gunner Fund, a nonprofit that trains and provides service dogs to veterans, first responders and children, when Asia Davis led a review bombing campaign slamming the company on Google after an agreement between the charity and the Davises to provide the family a service dog fell apart.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Brooklyn Judge Targeted in Advocates' Campaign to Remove 'Unfit' Jurists

Court of Claims Judge Vincent Del Guidice is due for reappointment. But he was the leader in issuing sentences that appellate courts reduced in the interest of justice.
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