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@JudgeDillard Shares Twitter Tips for Judges

In an article the ABA Journal published Friday, the Georgia Court of Appeals' chief judge offered a guide for judges to use his favorite platform, Twitter, in a way that engages the public without crossing lines of professional boundaries and decorum.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judges Using Their Office to Benefit Themselves or Others: Part 1

In his Judicial Conduct column, Richard Emery addresses the issue of using judicial influence which furthers private interests. He reviews three cases recently decided by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which cast a harsh light on the persistent problem of judges using their office to benefit themselves or others.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Profanity-Laden Argument With Fellow Judge Gets Manhattan Justice Demoted

Justice Anthony Ferrara, who is slated to retire at year's end, will only be doing “chambers work” for the remainder of his judicial career, and he has been demoted to a city criminal court judge position.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

Payment to witnesses who are not experts is very limited and governed to a large extent by the Rules of Professional Conduct. Under Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 3.4(b), a lawyer cannot pay or offer payment to a witness contingent upon the content of the witness' testimony or the outcome of the case.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Judge Who Called in the Feds Says Witness-Tampering Allegations in Civil Trial New to Him

U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade of Dallas said he's seen witness tampering allegation frequently in criminal cases, but never before in civil suits.
23 minute read

National Law Journal

Key Moments From Jones Day Alum Greg Katsas' Senate Confirmation Hearing

Katsas, a judicial nominee for the D.C. Circuit, told senators some of the issues he worked on in the past nine months, including the travel ban and the Mueller investigation.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Boots Town Court Justice From Bench

The state Court of Appeals said in an opinion that the removal of J. Marshall Ayres, a Conklin Town Court justice, is warranted because it was “improper and a violation of the petitioner's ethical duty for him to use his judicial position to interfere in the disposition of his daughter's traffic ticket.”
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

To evaluate the issue, one has to get away from the news articles and stories. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, a few years ago, added Rule of Professional Conduct 5.7 that talks about when a law firm is involved in a non-law related business.
14 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

MDJ Accused of Retaliating Against Witnesses Ahead of Ethics Trial

A Beaver County magisterial district judge who was suspended for allegedly making unwanted advances toward a clerk and verbally lashing out at others has been brought up on additional ethics charges for allegedly retaliating against the witnesses set to appear at his upcoming disciplinary trial.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Motion Aims for Judge's Recusal Over Non-Disclosure of Sibling's Link to Asbestos Case

 A state mass tort judge has been asked to recuse herself from asbestos injury suits after she failed to disclose a family member's involvement…
4 minute read

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