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Judges React to 11th Circuit's Gen AI Use: 'Creative,' Occasionally 'Misleading,' and 'Brave'

While some judges appreciated Judge Kevin Newsom's transparency in exploring generative AI in legal work, others thought his adventurousness was premature.
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Daily Report Online

Judge Secured: Emergency Hearing Set in Challenge of Judicial Candidate's Election

"[T]he Court will hold an emergency hearing by videoconference on Friday, June 7, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. to consider Petitioner's Motion to Stay the Certification of the Election Results Until Elector's Challenge is Decided, to the extent the issue is not moot," ordered Judge Rachel Krause.
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Daily Report Online

Meet the New Judge: Carolyn 'Tippi' Burch Appointed to Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit

"Lawyers, litigants and the public can expect me to be prepared, conscientious and hard working," said gubernatorial judicial appointee Caroyln 'Tippi' Burch.
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New York Law Journal

Cases Cannot Be Defined by Media Coverage

This is primarily a "Tale of Two Cases," heard on back-to-back days at the New York Court of Appeals in 1990. My focus highlights different standards the media use to cover, and often skew, the public understanding of a well-informed public concerning the civic importance and core values of cases and the judicial process.
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National Law Journal

GOP Senator Grills Judicial Nominee Over Past Comments on Institutional Racism

"You're a political activist, aren't you, Judge?" Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, asked district judge nominee Meredith Vacca.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Senate Confirms 25 Nominees, Including Veteran NYC Judge Under Scrutiny

Manhattan judge Laura Ward Ward approached a progressive group's criticism with introspection, acknowledging that she runs "a tight court," but goes out of her way to ask jurors if they felt a defendant received a fair trial.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Are Judges Making Decisions to Keep Themselves Off the '6-Month List'?

"The suggestion that any of our judges, all of whom are saturated in motion briefs, would request more briefing as a delay tactic is unfounded and disappointing," Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb said.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Are These Judges Too Slow? New Data and Nuances

"I think the numbers only tell part of the story. It's important to have an appreciation for what else is going on with respect to that particular judge's docket," litigator Kerri Chewning said.
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Daily Report Online

Appeals Court Rules Settling Defendants Can't be Kept in a Case to Anchor Venue

The unanimous opinion, authored by Judge Trenton Brown, echoed Presiding Judge Stephen Dillard's trepidation toward the plaintiff-appellant's position at oral argument.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

11th Circuit Pick Talks Pro Se Cases, Diversity Efforts, Mentorship at Senate Hearing

"I have conversations with students and potential clerks about clerking and why they haven't thought about clerking … and one thing that I learned is that for many of them, it's no surprise, they have a very heavy loan burden," said judicial nominee Embry Kidd.
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