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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

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-59

May a full-time judge write law review or law journal articles summarizing the current state of New York case law and developments therein? If so, may a judge identify future issues in the development of case law?
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Judge Arrested: Suspended With Pay Amid Domestic Violence Charge

The suspension will remain in effect until the judge's criminal case is either dismissed, he is acquitted, "or upon further orders of the commission," the State Commission on Judicial Conduct order states.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-58

May a judge purchase a ticket to a bar association event where entry to the event must be made by a donation to a not-for-profit charity?
2 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Faces Disciplinary Charges for Allegedly Using Slur, Not Disclosing Relationships

Through his attorney, Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Gregory Kreis denied the disciplinary charges, some of which go back to actions the former public defender allegedly took in 2013.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Rule of Law May Be Under Attack': Presiding Justice Notes Societal Pressures

"The rule of law may be under attack in aspects of culture and society," said Presiding Justice Nels S.D. Peterson Tuesday.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-57

A town justice may provide armed security services at a restricted federal facility outside the jurisdiction where the judge presides, where the facility is not open to the public and the position does not involve police or peace officer status and is not authorized to make arrests.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-56

A full-time judge may serve on a nominating committee which reviews employment applications for a local Boy Scout Council, and makes recommendations to the Council's board of directors.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-55

Where a judge has only a professional relationship with an attorney, and has no pre-existing relationship with the attorney's non-attorney child, what are the judge's ethical obligations after officiating at and attending the attorney's child's wedding?
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-54

(1) A judge's impartiality cannot reasonably be questioned based on (a) de minimis political contributions made more than two years ago or (b) the business and/or political activities of the judge's first-degree relative, where the relative has no direct or indirect involvement in the proceeding and no interests that could be substantially affected by the proceeding.
6 minute read

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