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New Jersey Law Journal

Town Judge Failed to Recuse in Cases Involving Her Law Office's Landlord, Complaint Says

A municipal court judge, and former county bar association president, faces an ethics complaint over her alleged failure to recuse from cases in which her law office's landlord appeared before her.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ben Easterlin to Step Down as State Judicial Watchdog's Director

Ben Easterlin said that, after he retired from King & Spalding in 2016, he never intended for his tenure as executive director of the state Judicial Qualifications Commission to be more than a "short term commitment." Easterlin shepherded an agency through a transformation after it was abolished by constitutional amendment in 2016 and reconstituted by the state General Assembly.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Sex Offense Law – Part 3

OP-ED: Why judicial independence is especially important in sex offense cases, and some thoughts on the judicial training mandated by Chief Justice Rabner.
11 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Say 'No' to Judge Shopping

The facts in this case were not close; the trial judge’s refusal to recuse was in our view extraordinary and merited reversal. The Appellate Division reached the right decision.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Superior Court Judge Pursuing Bar Complaints, Criminal Contempt Against DA, ADAs Faces Bias, Misconduct Claims

Carroll County Superior Court Chief Judge John Simpson ordered a mistrial in a criminal case against a state trooper over a 2015 crash that killed two teenagers after he accused prosecutors of withholding evidence. Simpson then sought to punish prosecutors, who claim the judge is biased and must recuse, which Simpson refuses to do.
9 minute read

The Recorder

'I Felt He Wanted Sex,' CA Appeals Court Judge Testifies About Harassment From Colleague

Justice Victoria Chaney testified Wednesday in a rare disciplinary hearing involving her colleague, Justice Jeffrey Johnson, on the Second District Court of Appeal. “I just did not want to confront him. I was, and am, afraid of him," she said.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Edward Tolley to Be Recognized for Leadership at Judicial Watchdog Agency

Chief Justice Harold Melton will present a resolution designating Tolley an “Amicus Curiae” for his work as chairman of the Judicial Qualifications Commission.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Disciplinary Hearing Opens Over Judge's Alleged Groping And 'Shocking, Explicit Language' Toward Women

California's Commission on Judicial Performance began a month-long hearing Monday over allegations that Second District Court of Appeal Justice Jeffrey Johnson sexually harassed and groped women, including fellow Justice Victoria Chaney.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Accused of Sexual Misconduct Faces Disciplinary Proceeding Monday

"This is a whisper campaign to malign Justice Johnson’s distinguished career on the bench," an attorney for the judge says.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Judge Vegina Hawkins Denies Choking Court Employee

Broward Circuit Judge Vegina 'Gina' T. Hawkins was suspended from the bench by the Florida Supreme Court on July 19.
3 minute read

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