Larry Seidlin

Actually, as it turns out, Judge Jeffrey Levenson DID say he was sorry — immediately after making the ill-considered gay football / “wide receiver” crack that made him our Judge of the Day. And he apologized repeatedly during the course of the hearing, too. But that hasn’t stopped the hue and cry. From the Daily […]

Judge Larry Seidlin is best known for tearfully presiding over the Anna Nicole Smith proceedings in Florida state court. But perhaps it’s the American people who should be shedding tears right now. From the Daily Business Review: Broward Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin – the weeping probate judge who presided over the recent legal fight for […]

Make that EX-judges of the day, since they’ve both resigned from the bench — one after being arrested on drug charges, and the other after allegedly making inappropriate comments to a female prosecutor. What is up with state court judges in South Florida? (Remember this guy?) Judge accused in pot-smoking case resigns [Daily Business Review] […]

Here’s an interesting analysis of the underlying merits of the litigation over J. Howard Marshall’s estate. It contains some bome bad news for Anna Nicole Smith’s infant daughter, Dannielynn. From a Legal Times piece by Professor Horace Cooper (who narrowly missed being a colleague of Kiwi Camara, and probably isn’t unhappy about that): [T]here is […]

Or maybe not, thanks to two pesky vigilant police officers. P.S. Don’t get your hopes up: the toker in question was Judge Lawrence Korda, who played a secondary role in the Anna Nicole Smith case. Judge Larry Seidlin, who handled the bulk of the proceedings, was not caught smoking pot. ‘Cause to get THAT crazy, […]

For all of the references in his introductory remarks to being “dignified,” Judge Larry Seidlin was anything but. We’re mortified. Words don’t do him justice. Just watch this video clip of his ruling in the Anna Nicole Smith matter: Some highlights (or lowlights, as the case may be): (1) Judge Seidlin’s theatrical sigh, around the […]

Judge Larry Seidlin has awarded custody of Anna Nicole Smith’s (rapidly decomposing) body to attorney Richard Milstein, guardian for Smith’s 5-month-old daughter, Dannielynn. From the AP: Blubbering as he announced his ruling, a judge said Thursday he hopes Anna Nicole Smith will be buried in the Bahamas, but he left the decision up to the […]

While we were in line at a coffee shop yesterday, footage from the Anna Nicole Smith case was playing on a television above the counter. The customer in front of us turned around and said: “That judge is CRAZY.” We agree. Judge Larry Seidlin, of Broward Circuit Court, has to be the most ridiculous judge […]