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Daily Business Review

South Florida Judge, JQC Reach Disciplinary Stipulation Based on 'Timeliness'

Subject to Florida Supreme Court approval of the stipulation, the judge will serve a 10-day suspension, receive a public reprimand and pay a $37,500 fine.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

A Federal Judge Is Appearing at the Same Event as a Lawyer Who Pushed Election Fraud Claims. Here's What Ethics Experts Are Saying

One expert said he personally didn't think "it's a good idea to be involved in a program with someone who definitely was untruthful with what he said at the rally, and also someone who brought forth complaints of fictitious fraud in the election."
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

'I've Been Hanging on Since Last December': Update on 4 South Florida Judges Defeated in the Primary Election

The Florida Bar maintains an active ethics case on one of the four judges who was defeated in the August 2020 primary election.
4 minute read

The Recorder

'Undignified': LA Judge Admonished for Social Media Posts Criticizing DA, Black Lives Matter

According to the Commission on Judicial Performance, O'Gara said he never intended his social media activity to be viewed as endorsements of any particular political position.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Ketanji Brown Jackson, in DC Circuit Start, Questions Whether to Revive a Judge's Lawsuit Over Ordered Psych Exam

Jackson, recently confirmed to the D.C. Circuit, was on a panel considering whether to allow a federal judge to sue over a misconduct finding that included a requirement he undergo a psychiatric examination.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Former Trial Judge's Bad Temper in the Courtroom Violated Rules, CJD Says

"The rude, loud outbursts towards counsel and witnesses are obvious violations of the demeanor required of a trial judge," the CJD said in its opinion.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Trial Judge's Comments Lead to Disqualification in Personal Injury Litigation: 'The Less You Say'

"He has called my case pedestrian, belittled my injury and favors the defendant who placed both myself and my friends at great risk of harm," David Casner wrote in a motion for disqualification.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

'I Would Never Trust That Lawyer Again': Judges Discuss How Attorneys Damage Their Own Reputations

"Be careful what you do in front of the judge," said former State Court of DeKalb County Judge J. Antonio "Tony" DelCampo. "You might get an advantage on that case, but it's not worth it, ultimately, for your reputation or your career."
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Lesson of Rule 11 Sanctions: Practice Professionally

If you file a frivolous pleading, you may find yourself before someone like Judge Parker, and that judge may feel that the appropriate sanction is to suggest that you be disbarred for signing off on a pleading that violates Fed. Rule 11.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Former Judge Accused of Misconduct Joins Commercial Real Estate Law Firm

Former Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Martin Zilber resigned in May following an ethics investigation into unauthorized absences and mistreatment of staff. This week, Krinzman Huss Lubetsky Feldman & Hotte announced Zilber had joined the firm as partner.
2 minute read

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