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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-61

(1) A judge may not serve as the director of environment and legislation for a not-for-profit organization which seeks to promote scuba-diving. (2) Although the judge may engage in certain public advocacy activities where the judge has a clear and direct personal interest at stake, the judge may not spearhead the organization's efforts to protest a planned discharge of substances into a local waterway.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Vote for Texas Judge: Issues Raised About Candidates' Age and Qualifications

Candidates for Texas judge were asked about the usefulness of the transparency law, and responses were generally positive. But some were not.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-60

May a part-time village justice permit a part-time village court clerk to also serve as a part-time assistant village clerk, performing ministerial functions in the village's finance department?
2 minute read

The Recorder

California Supreme Court Reinstates Law License of Ousted Judge

A State Bar Court judge had concluded that former Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge John Laettner's misconduct is unlikely to reoccur.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Dismiss This Complaint, Says Judge on Hot Seat Over Secretary's Remote Work

Mercer County Presiding Civil Judge Douglas Hurd's answer takes exception to the ACJC's assertion that he "abused the power and prestige of his judicial office for the benefit of his secretary by permitting her to work remotely."
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'So Contrived': Observers Are Questioning the Ethics Charge Against This Judge

"If, in fact, the judiciary is looking to whack the judge—I can't say it's not going on—I would be disappointed. I would be surprised. But I would not be stunned," ethics expert Marc Garfinkle said.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorney Defends Former Judge to Florida Supreme Court

"I am an 'attorney's attorney' and the last thing I want to do is make a stressful situation for my clients more stressful," said Herman J. Russomanno III
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Addressing the Challenges of Poverty and Unrepresented Litigants in the Family Court

Family court cases are greatly impacted by litigants' lack of stable housing, unemployment and lack of transportation. The challenge for poor litigants is compounded by lack of legal representation.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Check Herself ... Into Jail': Judge's Ethics Hearing Ends, Sanction Discussions Begin

"She could check herself into the Douglas County Jail for two days and put on an orange suit," said Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia Hearing Panel member Richard Hyde.
5 minute read

Law.com

Judges in the Hot Seat Over Oral Argument Diversity Policies

Three federal judges have standing orders that offer additional argument time for younger, women and minority attorneys to encourage greater participation from those groups.
6 minute read

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