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Texas Judge Resigns to End Sexual Harassment Case

Jennifer Bergman, the appointed special prosecutor and district attorney for neighboring Liberty County, made an offer to Gillam that she would dismiss the charge if he resigned office.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-242

(1) A judge has no ethical duty to investigate allegations from the court attorney's former romantic partner about the court attorney's conduct before working for the judge. (2) Where the court attorney has admitted certain allegations which, in the judge's view, constitute substantial professional misconduct, the judge must take appropriate action. (3) With respect to other allegations of a more personal and private nature, the judge need not take any action unless the judge concludes he/she has received information indicating a substantial likelihood that the attorney has committed a substantial violation of Rules of Professional Conduct. (4) On these facts, the judge has no ethical obligation to report the court attorney to the grievance committee or terminate the court attorney's employment.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Disciplinary Court Suspends Phila. Judge for Political Facebook Posts

"No other case in history of the Court of Judicial Discipline has involved such defiance post decision," the court ruled.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Broken Agreement With KSM, and Civilian Prosecutions

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (KSM) may be the least sympathetic living figure in America— although he remains offshore (outside America). That's a fact designed to keep him away from American civilian courts.
10 minute read

Law.com

Ex-Assistant State Attorney Suspended for One Year for Dishonesty on Judicial Application, Job Interviews

"If respondent's colleagues had believed him, and had hired him based on his statements during the interview, it would have damaged the criminal justice system," the hearing board's report said.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Kissed Women Without Their Consent': Judge Removed From Bench

The judge approached a woman on the dance floor, "inappropriately dancing and gyrating towards her," which prompted her to leave the dance floor, the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conductv said. He followed her to the women's restroom and jammed his foot in the doorway, preventing her from closing the door, saying, "wait, wait, let's take a shot [of alcohol]," the ACJC said. After multiple complaints about his behavior, the judge was asked to leave, the ACJC said.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-241

Where a Lieutenant in the sheriff's office serves on the town board: (1) a town justice is ordinarily disqualified, subject to remittal, in matters involving the Lieutenant and any deputy sheriffs under that Lieutenant's supervision; but (2) the judge need not disqualify if he/she is satisfied that a town board resolution or other legal requirement prohibits the Lieutenant from voting or participating in deliberations on any town court matters.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge, Ex-Casey Anthony Prosecutor, Faces Ethics Charges

"Your repeated unwillingness or inability to govern your behavior raises questions about your fitness for judicial office," the JQC claimed.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-240

A full-time judge may not perform as a volunteer pianist during a charitable fund-raiser.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-239

A judge is not ethically required to investigate alleged misconduct.
4 minute read

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