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The Legal Intelligencer

In Freeing Meek Mill, Pa. Justices Flexed Rarely-Used King's Bench Muscle

Attorneys, court watchers and former justices who spoke with The Legal agreed that the King's Bench power is reserved for very select and significant cases that must be handled extremely quickly. And at least one former member of the high court did not think the latest use of the powers met that high threshold.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-Monroe Town Judge Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Home Loan Docs

Lurlyn Winchester, who was elected in 2013, admitted to providing falsified documents to secure a loan for a condo she needed to meet the residency requirement for being a town justice.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Town Court Judge Charged With Stealing $4M From Trusts Agrees to Resign

An Albany County town justice who is facing grand larceny charges for participating in a scheme to steal $4 million from a trust fund that he oversaw has agreed to resign from the bench.
3 minute read

The Recorder

New Rules Would Disclose Judges' Names in Settlement Agreements

The proposed changes, a response to media reports about settlements involving alleged workplace misconduct by judges, will be vetted at a public meeting Thursday by the Judicial Council's Rules and Projects Committee before being circulated for public comment.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Protesters Rally Against Philadelphia Family Court Judge Younge

The protesters, mostly parents, grandparents and their supporters, all had a common narrative: Philadelphia Family Court Judge Lyris F. Younge allegedly violated their rights by not giving them the chance to adequately present their arguments in cases where a child or grandchild would be put into foster care.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

A Farewell to the Honorable Martin E. Kravarik

My friend, former law partner, and fellow judge, Marty, (the Honorable Martin E. Kravarik) died on April 4.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Departed Clinton County Justice Agrees to Bench Ban

Kenneth Lafave resigned in March over claims he behaved inappropriately from the bench during a 2016 eviction case.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The New Tie-Breaker at SCOTUS

OP-ED: Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch has become the newest tie-breaker, with his vote and concurring opinion in "Sessions v. Dhimaya," decided on April 17.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Merrilee Ehrlich Planned to Retire, But a Controversial Video Forced Her Out Sooner

"That was not just a little off," Broward Public Defender Howard Finkelstein said. "That was mean, it was abusive, it was cruel, and it was gratuitous.”
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Watch the Video: The Hearing That Ended Broward Judge Merrilee Ehrlich's Time on Bench

Ehrlich appears exasperated throughout her interaction with Sandra Twiggs. The 59-year-old woman requested a breathing treatment during a brief video hearing and died days later.
2 minute read

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