Judge of the Day
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James M. Brooks, Judge of the Day
Judge of the Day: James M. Brooks
ATL honored a California trial judge, James M. Brooks, with Judge of the Day last June, when an appeals court ordered a new trial after he created a “circus-like atmosphere” in the original one. On Monday, the California Commission on Judicial Performance gave him the smackdown, issuing a decision and order imposing public admonishment [PDF]. […] -
Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Religion, Texas
Judge of the Day: Fred Biery
Those Texans love the word of God. In 2005, they went to SCOTUS to defend a monument to the 10 Commandments that stands on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol. Hailing from San Antonio, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery is invoking the higher power in his judgment against a religious school’s right to join […] - Sponsored
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Gay, Judge of the Day, Lesbians, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Jay Spechler
The fabulous Monica Goodling — if you’re on Facebook, join her fan club — isn’t the only person being accused of anti-lesbian bias these days. From the Daily Business Review (via JAABlog):
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Judge of the Day: Steven Servaas
Michigan brings us today’s Judge of the Day, and there’s a shout-out to the University of Michigan… sort of. Rockford District Judge Steven Servaas never grew out of the middle school humor stage. Apparently, he likes to doodle on court documents and make jokes about chest size: The State Judicial Tenure Commission is trying to […] -
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Judge of the Day: Marvin Arrington
Judge Marvin S. Arrington, who has served since 2002 as a Superior Court Judge in Fulton County, Georgia, is profiled on a website called The History Makers. The bio describes Judge Arrington’s achievements as a pathbreaking African-American lawyer, politician, and judge — also described by the judge in his book, Making My Mark: The Story […] -
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Judge of the Day: Richard Sasso
Technically, this New Jersey judge is our Ex-Judge of the Day, since he retired in January for “health reasons.” He is accused of PUI (presiding under the influence), bullying people in his courtroom, and tearing up a go-go bar. Oh, is that unusual behavior for a judge? From NJ.com: The Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct […] -
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Judge of the Day: Gary Hicks
[Ed. note: This post is by Friday’s guest blogger, Kashmir Hill, who will be writing more for these pages going forward.] We are starting off the week reverential when it comes to Judge of the Day. Virginia Circuit Court Judge Gary Hicks is dedicated to cracking down on crime in and out of the courtroom. […] -
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Judge of the Day: Thomas E. Stringer Sr.
Move over, Eliot Spitzer and the Emperor’s Club. The St. Petersburg Times has a story on a Florida judge accused of stealing money from a New York stripper: Christy Yamanaka says she had sex with 2nd District Court of Appeal Judge Thomas E. Stringer Sr. three times during their 15-year friendship. She paid him rent […] - Sponsored
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Judge of the Day: J. Wayne Griego
New Mexico is on a roll. It’s a relatively small state, at least in terms of population (#36), but it brings us two consecutive Judges of the Day. Our most recent Judge of the Day — or, technically, Ex-Judge of the Day — was John Brennan of Albuquerque, accused of choking his young girlfriend, while […] -
Crime, Judge of the Day, Old People, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Violence
Ex-Judge of the Day: John Brennan
Since yesterday, when the big Eliot Spitzer news broke, we’ve been on a bad-behavior kick here at ATL. So let’s keep going down that path. A tipster sent us a juicy story, with this intro: This is wild. And by wild, I mean INSANE… He’s 61. She’s 25. He likes booze, cocaine, and turtlenecks. How’s […] -
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Judge of the Day: Bill Wilson
We’re a bit surprised that Judge William R. Wilson, Jr. (E.D. Ark.) has never been our Judge of the Day. He’s a pretty colorful character. How many federal judges openly embrace the “L” word (as in “liberal,” not the other L word)? Or raise mules in their spare time? (Judge Alex Kozinski (9th Cir.) raises […] -
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Judicial Hottie of the Day: George Schiavelli
Judge George Schiavelli (C.D. Cal.), regarded in some quarters as a judicial hottie, is probably not feeling so hot right now. From the Los Angeles Times: A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury has ruled against a federal judge who was seeking $21 million after alleging that he was severely injured when he fell from […] -
Judge of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: LaLeshia Walker Alford
Gotta love an elected judiciary. From the New Orleans Times-Picayune: A Shreveport judge’s excessive use of prescription drugs led her to disgrace the judiciary by missing work, falling asleep on the bench, and at times talking gibberish to convicts, the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled in a 7-0 decision that permanently removed her from office. […]
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Bankruptcy, DUI / DWI, Fashion, Federal Judges, Gender, Judge of the Day
A Cross-Dressing Judge Hangs Up His Heels
Or at least his robes. A quick update on a recent Judge of the Day, from Robert Ambrogi over at Legal Blog Watch: By all accounts, Robert Somma had been a top-notch U.S. bankruptcy judge since his appointment to the bench in 2004 and a top-notch bankruptcy practitioner for many years before that. The sense […] -
Bankruptcy, DUI / DWI, Fashion, Federal Judges, Gender, Judge of the Day
Male Judge + DWI + Little Black Dress + Fishnets = Judge of the Day
There are reasons to read the New Hampshire Union Leader even after primary season is over. Check out this great article: A Boston-based federal judge wore a black cocktail dress, fish-net stockings and high heels when police arrested him for drunk driving after he rear-ended a pickup truck last week, sources said. U.S. Bankruptcy Court […] -
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Judge of the Day: Nicholas Del Vecchio(And a digression on judges and oral sex.)
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Unless it involves an allegedly misbehaving judge, in which case it makes these pages. If the allegations are true, today’s Judge of the Day puts the “Sin” in Sin City. From the Las Vegas Review Journal: The Family Court judge accused of making a 14-year-old girl perform oral […] -
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Judge of the Day: W. Kennedy Boone
Baby, baby… where did our love your brain go? From Ms. JD: County Circuit Judge W. Kennedy Boone called three black female lawyers “the Supremes” in court. He also advised a defendant to get “an experienced male attorney.” Generously, Boone has recused himself from further cases tried by the three lawyers. Maryland judge calls trio […] -
Crime, Death Penalty, Jeffrey Toobin, Judge of the Day, Media and Journalism, Screw-Ups, State Judges, Trials
Judge of the Day: Hilton Fuller
This has been all over the news. We like the ABA Journal’s version, ’cause it’s the crispest: The Atlanta judge overseeing the prosecution of alleged courthouse shooter Brian Nichols has stepped aside from the case after he was quoted [in a New Yorker article] as saying, “Everyone in the world knows he did it.” The […] -
Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Rudeness, SCOTUS, Sentencing Law, Supreme Court
Judge of the Day: Richard Kopf
Any trial judge with the Gall to benchslap the Supreme Court has a serious set of cojones. Accordingly, Judge Richard Kopf (D. Neb.) — who sent beer to Professor Doug Berman, as recently noted — is our Judge of the Day. See links collected below. We agree with Tony Mauro: Judge Kopf’s irreverent “top 10” […] -
Crime, Judge of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Weirdness
Judge of the Day: David Medina(And More About a Recent Lawyer of the Day, Chuck Rosenthal)
It’s not every day that a member of a state’s highest court gets indicted. So of course Justice David Medina, of the Texas Supreme Court, is our Judge of the Day. Justice Medina and his wife were just indicted in connection with an alleged arson fire that destroyed their home last summer. (We previously discussed […]