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Meet The New Judge: Rockdale County State Court Jurist Aims for Efficiency and Integrity

Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed Gwinnett County's assistant solicitor general to serve as the newest judge on the Rockdale County State Court bench.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Mayor's Advisory Committee To Hold Hearing on Fitness of Judicial Candidates

The public hearing, scheduled for December 11, is for receiving information regarding nominees for Family Court judges.
1 minute read

The Recorder

LA Judge Anne Hwang Confirmed to the Federal Bench

Los Angeles County Superior Court Anne Hwang's confirmation to the U.S. District Court for California's Central District leaves five remaining vacancies on federal trial courts in the Golden State.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Court Leaders Ask for 10% Judiciary Budget Increase

New York's proposed $3 billion, 2026 judiciary budget asks for a $268 million increase to maintain operations, meet required obligations and continue advances in this year's budget and to improve case processing, address backlogs and continue expansion of access-to-justice programs statewide.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

2 Federal Judges Rescind Senior Status After Trump Win. Might More Follow?

Currently, seven district and appellate judges have conditioned their retirements on the confirmation of a successor. Those judges have the authority to reverse their decision.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

DeSantis Appoints Assistant US Attorney to Broward Circuit Court Bench

“I'm probably younger than the average judge, but I doubt I'm the youngest judge to be appointed to the bench," said Johnathan D. Lott, who will fill the judicial vacancy.
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Governor's Chief Legal Counsel Is Newest Magistrate in Chancery

Before working for the state of Delaware, Danielle Gibbs spent 16 years as a corporate litigator at Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor.
3 minute read

Law.com

'That Decision was Wrong:' Federal Judge Rethinks Consumer Protection Class Certification

"Applying Chapter 93A broadly to a nationwide class would undermine these principles and impair the regulatory authority of states outside Massachusetts," U.S. District Judge William Young said, altering his decision to grant class certification in a consumer protection case against Saba University School of Medicine.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Supreme Court Taps New Philadelphia Family Division Administrative Judge

After a decade in the role, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Family Division Administrative Judge Margaret T. Murphy will retire from her position in January 2025.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

US District Judge in North Carolina Will Take Senior Status

Frank Whitney, of the Western District of North Carolina, was appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush in 2006.
2 minute read

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