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Apply Now: State and Superior Court Judges Needed in These Courts

The Judicial Nominating Commission is accepting judicial candidate nominations and applications to fill vacancies for superior court judgeships in the Houston, Piedmont and Tifton judicial circuits and a state court judgeship in Rockdale County.
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National Law Journal

Proposed Amicus Disclosure Standard Open for Comment After Rules Committee Vote

Members of the public will now have an opportunity to comment on a proposal that would require amicus briefs in appellate cases to disclose certain information, including whether a party or its counsel "has a majority ownership interest in or majority control of a legal entity submitting the brief."
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New York Law Journal

Progressive Group Aims to Block NYC Judge's Confirmation

The Center for Community Alternatives, said Ward, who is making a bid to remain on the bench past the mandatory retirement age of 70, has failed to publish a legal decision in 13 years.
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New York Law Journal

As Session Draws to Close, New York Senate Set to Consider Confirmations of 25 Judges

Gov. Kathy Hochul forwarded the body 18 nominations for the Court of Claims, including 10 who would be new additions. Five nominations are for acting state Supreme Court justices, the state's trial court, and two are for Rockland County Court judgeships.
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New York Law Journal

'Not Your Typical Conviction': Past Fraud, Contempt Findings Against Trump Likely to Inform Sentencing, Experts Say

This may be Donald Trump's first criminal conviction, but observers say his past fraud and contempt findings make a non-carceral sentence far from assured.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers Forge On With Ozempic Litigation Amid MDL Reassignment Uncertainty

"When a client reads that their judge has passed, it is a scary, scary thing," said Jonathan Orent, a member at Motley Rice.
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Daily Business Review

Florida Senators Refuse to Advance Judicial Nominees Post-Trump Conviction

"It is difficult to understand what they're doing," said a law school professor who studies federal judicial appointments. "It has nothing to do with the merits of the nominees."
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Delaware Law Weekly

Court of Chancery Implements Second Tranche of Amendments to Court Rules

"I remain immensely grateful to Vice Chancellor (J. Travis) Laster, Blake Rohrbacher, and the subcommittee members for their commitment to this project," Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick said in a statement. "Each subcommittee member's participation was essential to this project and our system is better thanks to their efforts."
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Law.com

Ex-Judge Tatel Regrets Focusing Clerk Hiring on Applicants from Elite Law Schools

"I know I missed many excellent applicants," wrote David Tatel, who served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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Daily Report Online

Court of Appeals Reverses Professional Negligence Sanctions Against Scrudder Bass

"Scrudder Bass was in an untenable position," defendant-appellant counsel Laurie Webb Daniel told the court at oral argument.
5 minute read

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