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Updated: Judicial Watchdog Recommends Removal of Judge Robert 'Mack' Crawford

“Deliberate choices were made then that now have consequences,” the panel said Thursday.
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National Law Journal

Two Gitmo Defenders Prevail in DC Circuit Amid Claims of Gov't Snooping

A Jenner & Block team represented lawyers Mary Spears and Rosa Eliades in the D.C. Circuit case, which confronted a "cloud of partiality" at the Guantanamo military commission.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers Question Tactic, Motive Behind Krasner's Bid to Recuse Phila. Judge DiClaudio

Several defense attorneys said they believe a motion filed earlier this week by the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office asking Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Scott DiClaudio to recuse from criminal cases has merit—but that doesn't mean they believe it should have been filed.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Public Reprimand for Broward Judge Accused of Mistreating Attorneys, High Court Rules

The Judicial Qualifications Commission accused Broward Judge Dennis Bailey of losing his temper with Fort Lauderdale public defenders Gustavo Javier Martinez and James Allen Foretich in a felony criminal trial.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ex-Phila. Judges Segal, Roca Both Lose Law Licenses for Year Plus One Day

Former Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Angeles Roca and former Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Dawn Segal have both had their law licenses suspended for one year and one day.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Misconduct Complaint Alleges 5th Circuit Judge Issued Partisan Attacks on Colleagues

“The false statements falsely, harshly, and disrespectfully assumed that Judges Costa and Dennis decided the case not on the merits, but on partisan considerations, simply because they were appointed by Democratic presidents,” alleged the complaint.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Breyer and Alito, Despite Stock Ownership, Say Recusal Was Not Required

Stock ownership ordinarily presents a conflict for U.S. Supreme Court justices. This case presented a wrinkle.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

5th Circuit Blocks Gibson Dunn from Filing Pro-Obamacare Brief

The Fifth Circuit didn't give a reason, and the court clerk declined to comment. But one new member of the court hails from Gibson Dunn: James Ho.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

5th Circuit Strikes Gibson Dunn's Pro-Obamacare Brief for Recusal Issue

The Fifth Circuit didn't give a reason, and the court clerk declined to comment. But one new member of the court hails from Gibson Dunn: James Ho.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judges' Use of Social Media: Tensions Ahead?

In his Complex Litigation column, Michael Hoenig writes: Judges have private lives and social media use can enhance their enjoyment and quality. On the other hand, they have professional lives too—making the huge American justice system work fairly. How to balance such interests is quite the challenge.
11 minute read

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