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Texas Lawyer

Texas Judge Suspended in Wake of Charges in Alleged Road Rage Incident

The State Commission on Judicial Conduct has suspended Corpus Christi state district court judge Guy Williams from the bench without pay after he was…
2 minute read

National Law Journal

More Than 200 Civil Rights Groups Oppose DC Circuit Nominee Greg Katsas

The groups say Katsas, a White House lawyer and former Jones Day partner, is unable to be independent from the executive branch.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Ethics Committee: Judge Need Not Step Aside Because of Acquaintance's Amicus Brief

An official committee that confidentially gives guidance to California judges on ethical questions has advised that an appellate justice has no obligation to step off a case where a prior professional acquaintance filed an amicus curiae brief.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

In this modern world, the attorney disciplinary system or judicial disciplinary system are often times intertwined with the criminal courts. Unfortunately, sometimes lawyers are charged with crimes.
25 minute read

Daily Business Review

Guantanamo Military Judge Rules Defense Official in Contempt

A military judge at the Guantanamo Bay detention center ruled Wednesday that a senior legal official in charge of the defense for terrorism suspects…
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump's 8th Circuit Nominee Criticizes ABA Interviewer After 'Not Qualified' Rating

Husch Blackwell's Steve Grasz said during a Senate hearing that during an interview with the ABA, he was repeatedly asked about personal beliefs.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Here's Why Justice Peterson Recused From Gag Order Case

An attorney who filed an amicus brief in the case will serve on the election campaign committee for Peterson.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

The Smart Start-ignition interlock device is apparently advertising heavily in Pennsylvania due to the new changes of the rules for ignition interlock.
17 minute read

National Law Journal

Jeff Sessions Rails Against 'Super Legislator' Judges

In a speech at the Heritage Foundation, the attorney general said judges who have entered nationwide preliminary injunctions against President Donald Trump's policies are carrying out policy preferences, not the law.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judges Using Their Office to Benefit Themselves or Others: Part 2

In his Judicial Conduct column, Richard Emery concludes his discussion of discipline imposed upon judges who attempt to further private interests by invoking their judicial office. Here, he focuses on Court of Appeals' precedents in this category of judicial discipline and reviews the basis for holding judges accountable for their off-bench actions.
35 minute read

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