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New Jersey Law Journal

Municipal Court Judge Charged With Continuing to Sit Despite IOLTA Ineligibility

The Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct has filed a formal complaint against a municipal court judge who continued to sit on the bench and to practice law while ineligible for failing to maintain interest-bearing trust accounts and professional liability insurance.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Gov. Kemp Favors Bob Barr for Judicial Watchdog Panel

The governor requested that the former congressman be added to a list of attorneys who could be nominated for an upcoming vacancy on the state Judicial Qualifications Commission.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Clears Robert Kraft's Attorneys of Contempt Accusation

Judge Leonard Hanser rejected the prosecution's request that he find attorneys Alex Spiro and William Burck in contempt of court and said any problems prosecutors have with the pair should be taken up with their states' bar associations.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

SCOTUS Financials: Gorsuch Snags $225K Advance for New Book, Roberts' Stock Sale, and Other Highlights

Book royalties and teaching income continue to supplement what the U.S. Supreme Court justices are earning on the bench, according to newly released financial disclosure forms.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge's Role in Police Family Fundraiser Raises Eyebrows

New York State court officials expressed no concern about Paynter's participation, pointing to advisory opinions on the subject, but some legal and judicial ethics observers said the judge's presence demonstrated a disregard for maintaining the appearance of impartiality
8 minute read

The Recorder

Revamped Judicial Misconduct System Could Allow Online Complaints

A top official stopped short of endorsing a recommendation to split the Commission on Judicial Performance's investigative and disciplinary duties.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ex-Bucks MDJ Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison for Corruption

Former Bucks County Magisterial District Judge John I. Waltman has been sentenced by a federal judge to six-and-a-half years in prison for his involvement in a bribery and money laundering operation, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Recusal: A Request That Should Not be Made Lightly

The standard of review for recusal is “abuse of discretion.” Unlike other jurisdictions, there is no statutory or rule-based procedure for recusal in Pennsylvania.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

In One of First Calls to Action, Clooneys' TrialWatch Asks for Release of Many Convicted at Equatorial Guinea Trial

TrialWatch and the ABA say that sentences imposed on the 112 convicted people at a corrupt mass trial range from three to 97 years, and that 20 defendants were given more than 70 years in prison.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I am aware of how strict in Pennsylvania the Attorney General's Office, courts and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel are concerning the unauthorized practice of law such as by paralegals, lawyers who are on inactive status or volunteers who appear at District Justice hearings and attempt to act as the lawyer for their mother or father. That being the case, why are police officers in many of the counties allowed to act as lawyers for the commonwealth at preliminary hearings and summary trials?
14 minute read

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