All posts tagged "judicial ethics"
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2.9KEditors ChoiceJudge Swops Favorable Ruling for a Beach House Vacation at the Lawyers’ Insistence. Here’s What Happened.
A Pennsylvania lawyer has won reinstatement to practice after his suspension for letting a Luzerne County judge use his beach house in...
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2.1KAppellate JudgesEvery Tom, Dick and Harry Wants to Seal Records, But That’s Not How the Courts’ Work. Well, Theoretically
Secrecy is fine at the discovery stage, before the material enters the judicial record. But those documents, usually a small subset of...
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2.3KAppellate JudgesMotion to Intervene is a Right of The Press and the Public
The public thus has a right to access complaints in pending cases, in the weeks before an answer is filed, in the...
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2.4KEditors ChoiceFlorida State Appellate Court Sinks to a New Low as it Denies Homeowner Attorney Fees, Reversing a Ruling It Abruptly Pulled Five Months Ago.
In the context of attorney's fees, "it is well settled that the payment of a previously denied claim following the initiation of...
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3.3KEditors ChoiceMeanwhile in California, a Judge Faces Disciplinary Commission for Six Counts of Judicial Misconduct
The California Commission on Judicial Performance confirmed that it would move forward with formal proceedings against Judge Jeffrey Bennett of the Ventura...
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4.0KEditors ChoiceTexas State Judge is Slapped for the Fifth Time, instead of being Slaughtered
Judge Gena Slaughters' law license was suspended five times since she was first elected in 2007, according to a public reprimand that...
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4.6K1JudgesTexas State Judge Furious at Jury Trial Request Gets the Standard Issue Public Slap by the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct
Texas Judge Slapped: According to the public warning, released by the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct, attorney Stefanie Collins (pictured) was representing...
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2.8KJudgesThe SCJC Prominently Displays the Judicial Code of Conduct in Public Warning to Texas State Judge – Federal Judges Are Immune from the Code of Conduct.
The Texas judge sua sponte appointed a different attorney for the defendant, but never entered a written order removing the original attorney,...
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2.4KAppellate CircuitTexas Lawyer Malpractice Appeal Wins Reversal at the Fifth Circuit which Opens Door for Insurance Bailout. This Dallas Attorney is A Real Estate Investor Too.
Even though we hold that Lonergan reported her claim under the Policy, we decline to reach the issue of whether she breached...
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2.6K2Appellate JudgesIf you want to Talk to a Judge, Head for the Beach House, not the Court House
Eugene Volokh; This First Amendment right of access extends to “documents and records that pertain to a proceeding in which one or...
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1.9KLaws In TexasSchool Superintendent’s Request to Seal Sexual Misconduct Documents Denied by 14th Court of Appeals, Texas
A former Seguin ISD superintendent, looking to keep the details of a sexual harassment case against him private, has suffered another legal...
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2.0KNewsState Supreme Court Justice Gets to Resign over Harassment Charges but His Resignation Came with Strict Terms
One Word. Transparency. That's lacking in the Judicial branches at both state and federal levels nationwide and it's time for change.
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3.0K1Federal LawTexas Lawyer Keen[e] to Resign After being Criminally Charged with Soliciting a Client for Sex, in Exchange for Legal Services
The Texas Supreme Court accepted James W. Keene’s resignation in lieu of discipline, which has the same legal impact as disbarment. Keene...
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2.3K1NewsAbbott the Law. How the Governor of Texas Reigns Supreme, For Now. #RESTORETX
Two former members of Texas state’s disciplinary board for judges claim Gov. Greg Abbott ousted them for initially voting to sanction a...
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3.5K4NewsGov. Greg Abbott Tried to Come to the Defense of Racist Texas Judges But it’s Ended Up Backfiring on Twitter
TEXAS Gov. Gregg Abbott is trying to condone his non-lawyer Judge Oakley comments and play down the racism and sexism that's rife...
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2.7K3JudgesYou’re a Racist Judge in Texas? Not a Problem. We’ve a Few Pro KKK Judges Left and We’re Supportive of Your Views, Sayeth Texas
Longtime Harris County judge Michael McSpadden formally slapped on the wrist for a second time by the State of Texas Commission on...
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3.1KAppellate CircuitLIT Brightens the Lights to Review Judge Catharina Haynes of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Judge Catharina Jacoba Hendrika Dubbelday* Haynes is one such judge. She is loud, abrasive, and shows many of the traits of her...
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2.0KAppellate CircuitThe Missing Opinion at the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
It is interesting to note this detailed opinion, which discusses and cites relevant case law as regards judicial recusal is now absent...
