State Judges Are Clowns
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Benchslaps, Bill Mathesius, Judge of the Day, New Jersey, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Bill Mathesius
There aren’t many two-time winners of ATL’s Judge of the Day award. The members of that distinguished group are true pieces of work — jurists like Judge James M. Brooks and Judge Elizabeth Halverson. But we think that Judge Wilbur Mathesius, of Mercer County, New Jersey, richly deserves membership in the club. If you question […] -
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Judge of the Day: James M. Brooks
The Honorable James M. Brooks — a California trial judge and prior Judge of the Day honoree, with a history of getting himself into hot water — might want to leave comedy to James L. Brooks. Judge Brooks’s attempts at humor didn’t go over too well with the folks upstairs. From On Point News: A […] - Sponsored
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Elizabeth Halverson, Fat People, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Another Update on the Large and (for the moment still) In Charge Judge Elizabeth Halverson
Jane Ann Morrison, columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, had a column yesterday that put quite a smackdown on two-time Judge of the Day Elizabeth Halverson (see her previous honors here and here). Along with some catty renditions of some of the facts we already knew (like the fact that Judge Halverson’s pre-judicial legal experience […]
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Elizabeth Halverson, Fat People, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Vicious Infighting
Judge of the Day: Elizabeth Halverson (again)
It’s time for a quick update on Judge Elizabeth Halverson. As you may recall, Judge Halverson — a Nevada state court judge, with her chambers in Las Vegas — was recently named our Judge of the Day. She achieved this honor after being banned from the courthouse by the chief judge. Anyway, we’re pleased to […] -
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Judge of the Day: Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto
On the heels of our recent post about Judge Noel Hillman (D.N.J.), here’s another shout-out to our home state and its judges. It concerns Justice Roberto A. Rivera-Soto, of the New Jersey Supreme Court, who is ATL’s Judge of the Day. From the New York Times: [Justice] Rivera-Soto is a New Jersey Supreme Court justice, […] -
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Judges of the Day: Elizabeth Halverson and Fred Axley
State court judges are like bratty kids, or pets that aren’t housebroken. You can’t take them anywhere. Because they’ve probably already been banned from where you were planning to take them. Even if the place in question is the courthouse. Consider the Honorable Elizabeth Halverson (at right). From the Las Vegas Review-Journal: The District Court […] -
Bad Ideas, Sex, Sex Scandals, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Let's Get It On, Counselor!
Wow, that’s quite a ways to go just to get your way on a motion to suppress. A 57-year-old Douglas County, Colorado judge and a 29-year-old female prosecutor in the same county have admitted to having sex on multiple occasions in the courthouse. From the Rocky Mountain News (via How Appealing): As rumors of their […] -
Guns / Firearms, Judge of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Violence
Judge of the Day: John Merrett
We’re giving this guy our “Judge of the Day” award, ’cause there’s no telling what he might do if he didn’t get it. From the Florida Times-Union: A Jacksonville judge pulled a handgun in his courtroom after a spectator attacked a defendant. The fracas occurred Friday after a crime victim’s father hurdled a railing and […] - Sponsored
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Drugs, Larry Seidlin, Lawrence Korda, Marijuana, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Bong Hits 4 Anna Nicole Smith Judge?
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, […] -
Kids, Rudeness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Vicious Infighting
The Michigan Supreme Sandbox: We Left Out the Best Part
Remember the Michigan Supreme Court benchslappery that we wrote about earlier today? We left out the best part. Justice Maura Corrigan argues that it would be embarrassing, petty, and just plain silly for a justice to explain each and every recusal decision. She employs a little “reductio ad absurdum” to make her point: WOW. And […] -
Kids, Rudeness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Vicious Infighting
Back to the Sandbox: The Michigan Supreme Court
Forget about the proverbial “Girls.” The justices of the Michigan Supreme Court have “Go[ne] Wild,” according to the Detroit News (via How Appealing). It’s a long and tortured saga. The upshot is that Justice Elizabeth Weaver believes that when a Michigan Supreme Court justice recuses herself from a case, she is obligated to explain the […] -
Anna Nicole Smith, Celebrities, Deaths, Larry Seidlin, Ridiculousness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Television, Trusts and Estates, Videos
Judge Larry Seidlin: What a Clown
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 […] -
Anna Nicole Smith, Celebrities, Deaths, Larry Seidlin, Ridiculousness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Television
The Anna Nicole Smith Litigation: Every Case Gets the Judge That It Deserves
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 […]
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Crime, Judge of the Day, Perverts, Pornography, Sentencing Law, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Ronald Kline
State court judges are still icky. From the Legal Reader: A former Orange County Superior Court judge collapsed in court Tuesday upon learning he was being sentenced to 27 months in prison for possessing child pornography on his home computer. Ronald Kline fell into his attorney’s arms as Judge Consuelo B. Marshall was announcing his […] -
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ATL Week in Review: January 15 - 19
* Last Tuesday, a civil action captioned Aaron Brett Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP was filed in New York Supreme Court — and the world of Biglaw has never been the same ever since. Click here to access the complete archives of our Aaron Charney coverage. * Of course, Sullivan & Cromwell partners aren’t […] -
Nauseating Things, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
State Court Judges Are Icky -- Quite Literally
A similar thing happened to the paralegal manager at our former firm. Her Burberry raincoat was ruined. But that incident happened on the New York City subway, not inside judicial chambers. Woman Sues Texas Judge for Ejaculating On Her In Chambers [Legal Reader] -
Benchslaps, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Vicious Infighting
Benchslapped: Michigan Supreme Court Justices -- Why Can't They All Just Get Along?
Whenever we make fun of state court judges for being kinda low-rent, we often get emails and comments defending members of the state judiciary. We realize, of course, that dismissing state court judges as “icky” is a huge overgeneralization. Sadly, it’s not without factual basis — at least in the state of Michigan. From the […] -
Bill Clinton, Crime, Drudge Report, Sex, Sex Scandals, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Weirdness
State Attorneys General Are Icky, Too
The Drudge Report headline blared, “Michigan Law: Adultery could lead to life in prison!” Fearing that Bill Clinton might be eligible for the death penalty — he’s been on our mind, since we rented Primary Colors yesterday — we clicked through to the underlying article, from the Detroit Free Press. In a ruling sure to […] -
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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 […] -
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Morning Docket: 12.26.06
As previously mentioned, we’re on a reduced publication schedule this week. We’ll be doing a daily news round-up (and maybe a few other random posts here and there). We’ll return to our normal diarrhea of the keyboard publishing schedule on January 2. * Civil libertarians, just raise the white flag. The Justice Department knows what […]