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New Jersey Law Journal

'Jersey Jones': Ordinary Lawyers and the Quest for the Morphing Truth

As lawyers, we wear many hats. Among them is a crown designating us Keepers of the Truth. We didn't ask for it. It came with job. Good luck with the quest.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

In #MeToo Era, New York Courts' New Sexual Misconduct Policy Was Done Too Quietly, Critics Charge

Since the movement caught fire more than one year ago, the state court system itself has not seen a takedown on the level that has befallen the entertainment industry and corporate and political worlds, but the sprawling court system, with about 16,000 employees, is not free from stories of sexually inappropriate behavior between judges, clerks and court officers.
18 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

SG's DACA Dash | Recusal Roundup | Drilling Down on Legislative Intent

The SG's office wants the justices to grant cert before judgment in a series of DACA cases, and scroll down for our snapshot of the spate of recusals in Monday's orders list. Plus: the justices appeared supportive of Virginia's ban on uranium mining. Thanks for reading Supreme Court Brief.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

In terms of judicial discipline, is there any area that is emphasized and where enforcement is heightened?
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Superior Court Judge Indicted on Felony Theft, Oath Violation Charges

Griffin Circuit Superior Court Judge Robert M. "Mack" Crawford is accused of stealing more than $15,000 in unclaimed funds from the court registry.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Witnesses Say Judiciary Needs More Transparency & Reporting Options on Sexual Misconduct

Much of Tuesday's testimony focused on providing alternative channels for reporting sexual misconduct within the judiciary instead of only to the chief judges of the district or circuit courts.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pitt Law Prof, Others Say Fed. Judiciary Needs More Transparency & Reporting Options on Sexual Misconduct

Much of Tuesday's testimony focused on providing alternative channels for reporting sexual misconduct within the judiciary instead of only to the chief judges of the district or circuit courts.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami-Dade County Court Judge Accepts Suspension for Ethics Violations

Miami-Dade County Court Judge Maria D. Ortiz has agreed to harsher sanctions for accepting free hotel stays with her husband, Mariano Fernandez, a former government official, after claiming at an evidentiary hearing that she rarely checked her financial statements and receipts because Fernandez took care of their joint account.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Federal Judiciary's Proposals for Addressing Sexual Misconduct to Get Public Airing

Two committees of the Judicial Conference of the United States—Codes of Conduct and Judicial Conduct and Disability—will conduct the hearing on proposed amendments to the code and rules that respond to recommendations made in a June report by the Federal Judiciary Workplace Conduct Working Group.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Quick Answer: Lawyer Wins Argument Before Filing Response

The decision means that Superior Court Judge Robert "Mack" Crawford of the Griffin Circuit may remain on the job while the JQC processes ethics charges against him involving claims that he improperly took $15,000 from a court registry.
3 minute read

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