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Flint Water Settlement Approval Hearing Focuses on Bone Scans, Secret Meetings

In the first of three final approval hearings this week, objectors on Monday raised concerns about bone scans and off-the-record meetings the settlement attorneys held with U.S. District Judge Judith Levy in Michigan. Arguments challenging a $202 million attorney fee request are set for Thursday.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge DiClaudio Suspended 2 Weeks, Put on Probation Until 2026 for Ethics Violations

State ethics authorities have ordered a two-week suspension and a probationary term for Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Scott DiClaudio for ethics violations stemming from his involvement in a lawsuit over unpaid fees to a Bala Cynwyd racquet club.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Fifth Circuit Questions Abstention in Judge's Same-Sex Marriage Appeal

Jack County Judge Brian Keith Umphress has alleged that he is at risk of judicial discipline because the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a sanction against another judge who, like Umphress, would officiate weddings of heterosexual couples, but not homosexual couples.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judicial Recusal: Required or Ill-Advised?

Just as a court is required to recuse itself to avoid impropriety, so should a judge remain on a case when a party seeks an unfair advantage by pushing for judicial recusal.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Inside the Biden SCOTUS Commission's First Marathon Day of Testimony

While Wednesday's meeting sounded largely academic, there were hints at how the group might act. Commissioners asked witnesses whether the court was at the stage where reforms are even necessary, and how they might decide that they are.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Dismissed: Court Tosses Lawsuit by Judge Disciplined for Refusing to Marry Same-Sex Couples

McLennan County Justice of the Peace Pct. 1 Place 1 Judge Dianne Hensley lost her case because she chose to sue rather than using the normal appeals procedure for judicial misconduct sanctions.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Man Wins Western NY Judicial Post by Single Write-In Vote. Doesn't Complete Training, Resigns

In addition to neglecting mandatory training, the ex-town justice apparently failed to perform any judicial work, or collect his salary, judicial conduct officials said in a letter.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Long Island Judge Accused of Shoving Prosecutor Resigns, Commission Says

The state Commission on Judicial Conduct says Ellen D. Fishkin, a longtime justice for the Head of the Harbor village court, resigned while facing an investigation from them.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Do Optics Matter? Judicial Fundraising Calls Judges' Impartiality Into Question

"The optics of judges taking time off to go, essentially pass the hat for themselves during the work day, just looks bad," said ethics expert Charles Geyh.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

'We Raised Thousands': Lawyers Rally Support for 7 Fulton Superior Judges Up for Reelection

"We have an interest in making sure that there continues to be good people on the bench," said Colin Kelly, managing partner of Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Atlanta.
4 minute read

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