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Texas Lawyer

Judges Behaving Badly: Slideshow of 17 Jurists Facing Ethics Claims

Here are stories of 17 judges that have made headlines for alleged unethical behavior in Texas, Florida, Georgia, California, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

House Democrats Urge Federal Judiciary to Add Inspector General

The Democrats believe an inspector general could have prevented or quickly resolved several internal issues found within the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

100 Jewish Lawyers Stand Against Judge Accused of Using Racist Slurs Toward Inmate

"It is beyond dispute that a trial conducted before a racist judge who boasts of his bigotry is no trial at all," the amicus brief said.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

After Speedy Subpoena Cases, Trump Tax Disputes Linger

U.S. District Judges Trevor McFadden and Carl Nichols appear to be taking a deliberative approach in their handling of fights over the president's tax returns.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Austin Judge Who Protested Kavanaugh Confirmation Receives Judicial Reprimand

"I strongly felt, and continue to feel, that the Supreme Court and our entire judiciary has been besmirched and that I had a personal obligation to show my disapproval," Travis County Court-at-Law No. 3 Judge John Lipscombe told the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Judicial Commission Sanctions 11 Houston District Judges Over Bail Bond Practices

"They've essentially said these judges somehow violated the law. That is wholly, 100% incorrect," said the judges' lawyer, Nicole DeBorde.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Judge Disqualified from Case Because He Revealed Family Ties in a Similar Suit, Court Rules

The plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Palm Beach Sheriff's officer relied on the judge's sua sponte recusal in a similar case over family ties to the defendant. But the lower court found it legally insufficient.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Judge Reprimanded for Getting Political During Campaign

"Judge Kollra, the fact that your misconduct went to both sides of the political aisle does not make it any less a violation of Canon 7," said Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles Canady.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Staten Island Judge Defeats All but One Claim in Harassment, Retaliation Suit

A federal court has dismissed all but one claim in a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against Staten Island Judge Judith McMahon: that she transferred a court clerk in retaliation for reporting her alleged misconduct by making secret recordings.
4 minute read

The Recorder

'I'm a Flawed Human Being,' Judge Says at Sexual Harassment Trial

Second District Court of Appeal Justice Jeffrey Johnson admitted, under cross-examination on Friday, that he made an occasional "bad joke" and might have forgotten some details, but he insisted that he did nothing unethical.
7 minute read

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