Chief Judge Timothy Evans
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.31.16
* The clerk who allegedly took a turn at judging has been fired. [Chicago Tribune]
* DLA Piper partner Joseph Finnerty was fined and resigned from a public position after fundraising fiasco. [Law360]
* The ABA Journal’s 2016 Legal Rebels revealed! This is like the Vogue September issue, except for nerdy lawyers. [ABA Journal]
* The ABA is taking a tough line with a couple of law schools, but is this show of force still too late to save its accreditation status? [Inside Higher Ed]
* Oh look, Chris Brown’s in the news again! [ABC News]
* Paul, Weiss is investigating the alleged culture of sexual harassment at Fox News and they’re facing a lot of skepticism. [Law.com]
* One client is drawing a firm line with law firms: alternative fee arrangements or else. [Corporate Counsel]
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Bad Ideas, Legal Ethics, State Judges
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'You're On A Kill List': At Least 5 Judges Receive Death Threats
We hope that whoever sent these death threats is apprehended before something terrible happens.
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State Judges
Judge Asked To Provide ID To Clear Security, Calls 911 Claiming He's Being 'Unlawfully Restrained' Instead
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Judge of the Day, Lesbians, Lunacy, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Weirdness
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Judge of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Violence
Judge of the Day: If You Can Call A Traffic Judge a 'Judge'
Earlier this month, a Chicago judge was unceremoniously removed from her courthouse and arrested for assault. My colleague Staci Zaretsky might have called her a judicial diva, but I think this jurist is more of a Mike Tyson type…