NEXT
Sign in to follow

Law.com

Censure Imposed for Ca. Judge Who Shirked Responsibility for Running Red Light

The discipline, the most serious that can be imposed short of removal from office, allows Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Ariadne Symons to keep her job on the bench.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Santa Cruz Judge Censured for Denying Red-Light Violation Responsibility

The Commission on Judicial Performance on Monday also admonished a Los Angeles judge for delaying action on a resentencing for three years.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Judicial Realism Is Dangerous

Judges reach decisions on matters before them, then find laws to support their predetermined result. They may ignore laws that dictate a different outcome and conveniently disregard prior decisions that have a bearing on the cases in front of them.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

New Documentary Examines Supreme Court Confirmations From Bork to Kavanaugh

"Supreme Revenge" draws on dozens of interviews with key current and former U.S. senators, in addition to insiders from many presidential administrations, including former George W. Bush Solicitor General Theodore Olson of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

US Judge Refuses to Recuse in Mushroom Antitrust Case Over Alleged Role in Settlement Talks

Schiller on Tuesday denied a request to step down from the case after one of the defendants demanded his recusal, alleging he had participated in ex parte communications with some of the parties engaged in settlement talks.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Observers Say Repeated Reversals of One Queens Judge Reveal Unfair, Insular Culture

While reversals among state trial judges are common occurrences, legal observers agreed that the volume of Supreme Court Justice Paynter's appellate reversals raised questions about the deference being provided law enforcement and prosecutors appearing before him.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

'Set Your Ground Rules Early' and 10 Other Tips on Becoming a Good Judge

And here's another tip from former judge and current Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum: Don't fake what you don't know.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Mushroom Antitrust Defendant Wants Judge to Recuse in Case

With little more than a week to go before trial, a defendant in the antitrust litigation that had been lodged against numerous mushroom growers is calling for the judge to recuse.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Do NJ Judicial Nominations Resemble College Admissions?

OP-ED: The judicial nomination process could be vastly improved by adopting two elements of the college admission process.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Neomi Rao's DC Circuit Debut Features EPA Regulatory Fight

Rao will be on a panel hearing a case that confronts the Trump administration's efforts to roll back Obama-era environmental regulations.
3 minute read

TRENDING STORIES

Law Pro Logo

Featured Firms

Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.

(470) 294-1674

Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone

(857) 444-6468

Smith & Hassler

(713) 739-1250

More from ALM

More from ALM

Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what’s happening in the legal industry.

Resources