Manuel Real
-
BARBRI, Crime, Death Penalty, Education / Schools, Football, India, Manuel Real, Michael Vick, Morning Docket, Pets, Violence, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 07.18.07
* Who let the dogs fight? Who? Who? Feds say: football star Michael Vick. [CNN; TSG] * Bar-Bri class reps (no, different class reps): No incentive payments for you. [The Recorder] * Seven-figure legal bills: par for the course for white-collar criminal defendants. [WSJ Law Blog] * India market hot for law firms. [Law.com] * […]
-
6th Circuit, 9th Circuit, Attorney Misconduct, Bad Ideas, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Legal Ethics, Manuel Real, Politics, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Deborah Cook
Federal judges represent some of the best and brightest minds the legal profession has to offer. Although there are exceptions, federal judges generally have incredible credentials and adhere to the highest ethical standards. In contrast, state court judges tend to be icky. When you read in the news about a judge who sexually harassed a […] - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
5th Circuit, 9th Circuit, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Manuel Real, Michael Wallace
Two Notable News Developments for This Holiday Weekend
Via How Appealing, of course (because who else besides us and Howard Bashman is blogging right now): 1. Controversial Fifth Circuit nominee Michael Wallace (at right), a member of the Elect (Rehnquist/OT 1977) who was still rated “unqualified” by the ABA, will ask President Bush to withdraw his nomination next week. This is a smart […]
-
9th Circuit, Anna Nicole Smith, Cablevision, Dianne Feinstein, Federal Judges, J. Howard Marshall, Manuel Real, Morning Docket, Old People, Options Backdating
Morning Docket: 09.22.06
* Judge Manuel Real (C.D. Cal.) defends himself against impeachment charges before the Senate. The accusation that he made rulings “to benefit an attractive female” is one that the 82-year-old jurist “find[s] repugnant, particularly at my age.” [Los Angeles Times] (But who says old guys can’t be horndogs? See, e.g., J. Howard Marshall, the late […]
-
9th Circuit, Akin Gump, Ann Baskins, Federal Judges, HP, Judicial Conference, Larry Sonsini, Manuel Real, Morning Docket, Stephen Breyer, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 09.20.06
* The Judicial Conference of the United States, the policy-making body for the federal judiciary (but not the SCOTUS), has announced measures to improve the judiciary’s self-policing and public accountability. They include required installation of “conflict checking” software — get with it, Your Honors, that’s long overdue — and enhanced disclosure concerning judicial junkets. [New […]
-
Judge of the Day, Manuel Real, R. Fred Lewis, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Richard Albritton Jr.
As we noted yesterday, federal judge Manuel Real (C.D. Cal.) is facing an impeachment inquiry (more details here). But when it comes to egregious judicial misconduct, state court judges win handily over their federal counterparts. Check out this AP report about a recent disciplinary hearing for a Florida state judge: A judge who admitted to […] -
HP, Larry Sonsini, Manuel Real, Morning Docket, War on Terror, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 09.19.06
* More back-and-forth between the Bush Administration and Congress concerning rules to govern the interrogation of terror suspects. The White House sent Congress a revised proposal last night; a deal could be reached by the end of this week. [Washington Post] * More developments in the HP leak investigation scandal. The most interesting: even Larry […]