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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-212

(1) A part-time judge may serve on the legislative committee of a lawyers' association, provided its agenda and activities are limited to improvement of the law, the legal system, or the administration of justice. (2) A town justice who previously provided legal services to the town must disqualify in all matters in which the town is a party for a period of two years from the termination of the representation. The disqualification is subject to remittal.
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Daily Report Online

New Judge Wins Election Challenge

"We are disappointed with the judge's decision, but we brought this challenge because it was the right thing to do," said petitioner counsel Julie Oinonen of Williams Oinonen in Atlanta.
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New York Law Journal

Is Courthouse Sacrosanctity a Thing of Yesteryear?

There was a time that a draft decision of a court remained securely under wraps until the decision was final and intended for public release. And it used to also be that the oral or written communications among judges on a court likewise would remain "in the vault."
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-211

A town justice may not permit his/her attorney assistant to accept part-time employment in the District Attorney's office in the same county.
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Daily Report Online

Georgia's Judicial Watchdog Hearing Panel Names New Leader

The Supreme Court of Georgia named Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Brian Rickman as Presiding Officer of the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel Tuesday.
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Law.com

The Week in Data Aug. 6: A Look at Legal Industry Trends By the Numbers

Catch up on this week's data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including the top-paid legal counsel to the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns.
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Daily Report Online

Georgia Court of Appeals: Trial Court Cannot Assess Costs to Plaintiff Who Voluntarily Dismissed Personal Injury Claim

"In my view, he did not like us or the plaintiff," plaintiff's attorney Steve Leidel said about a retired trial judge. "It's my understanding that he solicited the clerk for costs and they never do that. I think it was possibly retributive for the fact that we did not want to proceed."
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-210

A judge may, subject to administrative approval, designate a publicly available folder in the court clerk's office to contain duplicate copies of the court's non-sealed written criminal decisions in chronological order.
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The Recorder

Ethics Committee Urges Restraint in Judicial Responses to Election Attacks

A California Supreme Court ethics committee said in a draft opinion that judges under political attack may want to seek the help of law school faculty or lawyer groups instead of speaking out themselves.
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National Law Journal

Judicial Council Upholds Dismissal of Complaint Against Judges Who Vowed Not to Hire Columbia Law Clerks

"The subject judges have chosen to boycott the hiring of future graduates of the university as a means to implement their hiring discretion," wrote Priscilla Richman, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. "While reasonable jurists may disagree about the effectiveness of their method and whether it is justified, the judges have not engaged in misconduct."
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