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Broward Judge in Hot Seat Over Alleged Mistreatment of Attorneys

The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission claims Broward Circuit Judge Dennis Daniel Bailey should face a public reprimand for being condescending, sarcastic and intemperate with defense attorneys in a felony criminal trial.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Two Trial Court Judges Disciplined for Poor Demeanor on the Bench

Recently retired Orange County Superior Court Judge Timothy Stafford and Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Carol Williams Elswick were both publicly admonished for their actions by the Commission on Judicial Performance.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Courtroom Quip at Bail Hearing Gets Judge in Ethics Trouble

A New Jersey municipal judge is facing ethics charges over an off-the-cuff—and potentially off-color—remark made to a criminal defendant who was confused about whether she needed to post bail or was free to go.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Federal and State Judges Push Back at Trump's Anti-Judiciary Tweets

"How can you defy the president?" U.S. District Judge James Robart said. "That's what my job is—to be sure the Constitution is followed. If that means telling the president he is wrong, that is what I am supposed to do."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judges Push Back at Trump's Anti-Judiciary Tweets

The news media was criticized for routinely identifying the party of the president who appointed a judge. When making decisions, "we don't think about the president who appointed us," said retired federal judge Shira Scheindlin of the Southern District of New York.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Judges Push Back at Trump's Anti-Judiciary Tweets

"How can you defy the president?" U.S. District Judge James Robart said. "That's what my job is—to be sure the Constitution is followed. If that means telling the president he is wrong, that is what I am supposed to do."
6 minute read

The Recorder

Judges, Including California's Chief Justice, Push Back at Trump's Anti-Judiciary Rhetoric

"How can you defy the president?" said U.S. District Judge James Robart at an event organized by The National Judicial College, at the Press Club building in Washington, D.C. "That's what my job is—to be sure the Constitution is followed. If that means telling the president he is wrong, that is what I am supposed to do."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Western NY Judge Resigns Over Administrative, Tech Failures After 28 Years on Bench

Bruce Scolton will leave his post as court justice in the town of Harmony at the end of the month and has agreed to never seek judicial office again, according to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Prosecutorial Misconduct Commission Will Only Be as Strong as Underlying Disciplinary Rules—And That's a Problem

New York's elected district attorneys are at war with the governor and legislature over a new, first-in-the-nation, State Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct charged with reviewing claims that those charged with enforcing the law in a court of law might, themselves, be acting unlawfully. The District Attorneys Association of New York has sued to declare the Commission unconstitutional.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami-Dade Judge Accepts 90-Day Suspension After 3rd Sanction Proposal

Miami-Dade County Court Judge Maria D. Ortiz has accepted a 90-day suspension without pay, after the Florida Supreme Court struck down two prior stipulations with the Judicial Qualifications Commission in which the judge agreed to no suspension, then a 30-day suspension.
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