State Judges

Outlaws In Robes

2021 Most Wanted. The Stamp Collection: "Outlaws in Robes." A LIT Series about Federal District Court Judges and Appellate Circuit Judges.

Texas Judge: She’s the Best Damn Tax Assessor Collector that We have In this Country

She’s the best damn tax assessor collector that we have in this country. And so you’d be making a huge mistake —...

Ex-Lawyer Burt Burnett Receives a Big Bonus from a Specially Appointed Judge. No Jail Time. Zero. Nada.

Former Personal Injury Lawyer Burt Burnett receives a 10 year, interest free repayment plan and no jail time. Texas justice, for lawyers.

Chief Justice Gina Benavides Writes About Texas Appellate Standards. We’re Talkin’ Lawyers Creed, Legal Ethics and Other Obscure Rules Folks.

No Bond for Threatening a Judge in Florida.

Judge Melissa Distler was the intended target of the vitriol every time, causing her distress and leaving her in fear for her...

Texas Judge Mark Keough Formally Charge with DWI

Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough charged with driving while intoxicated in connection with a crash that happened four months ago.

Texas Courts Conclude Unanimously; As a Lyin’ Texas Lawyer Mark A. Cantu is Still Disbarred

Texas supreme court remanded to the 13th COA, to consider Cantus remaining issues. Justice Gina Benavides for the Court affirmed disbarment.

Disbarred Lyin’ Lawyer Mark Cantu Loses 5 Year Defamation Case Where He Sued the Journalists for Reporting the Facts

The ruling was made under provisions of a state law that protect First Amendment rights by discouraging frivolous lawsuits, called anti-SLAPP.

LIT Update: Texas Lawyer Oliver Jason Brown’s Criminal Trial for Domestic Abuse

A Houston-area attorney, Oliver Brown, was indicted by a grand jury after being accused of trying to strangle his girlfriend and LIT's...

Who is Laura Stoll, a Liar Lawyer at Goodwin Procter LLP?

Laura A. Stoll is a partner in Goodwin Procter LLP's Financial Industry and Consumer Financial Services Litigation practices, Los Angeles Office.

Why Did Former Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Tracie Hunter End Up in Jail?

Tracie Hunter, then a Hamilton County Juvenile Court judge, was indicted on multiple felony charges by a Hamilton County grand jury.

Judge Tim Nolan Sentenced: The Threats, Manipulation and Ultimate Abuse Ends for the Victims, But Not Their Pain.

An ex-judge Timothy Nolan, 71, was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for human trafficking case. A former Campbell County District...

The Life and Crimes of Former State Judge Leticia Astacio

The sanction of removal of a judge typically is reserved for truly egregious circumstances that extend beyond the limits of even extremely...

What is A Civil Rights Violation Under the Color of Law?

Color of law refers to an appearance of legal power to act that may operate in violation of law. Color of law may include public officials and...

It’s Taken Near Six Months for the Embers to Cool Enough So A Judicial Slap Rather than a Felony Charge Can Be Mandated.

Texas being Texas. We nailed it again when LIT announced; It all tastes like fudge from here. The corruption in Texas is...

There’s a Humungus Cat Fight from the Benches, Including a Naked Attorney Dippin’ into Unethical Behavior in This Colorado Court

Who is Rebecca ‘Becky’ Neal, D.C. Bar, Washington?

Fraud is a generic term which embraces all the multifarious means ... resorted to by one individual to gain an advantage over...

The Unconstitutional Non-Random 3-Panel Assignment in a Louisiana Appellate Court Went All the Way to the US Supreme Court. The End.

The US Supreme Court decline to hear a petition about non-random assignments of judges on appeal. After all, it involves secretive judicial...