State Judges Are Clowns
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Contests, Guns / Firearms, Lawyer of the Day, Reader Polls
February Lawyer of the Month: Grab Your Glocks
In a month where a lawyers filed a dozen class action lawsuits against law schools, you shrugged. In a month where a former Cravath associate lost his law license, you looked the other way. Instead, you opted to vote for a man who we assume to be a card-carrying member of the NRA. Let’s take a look at February’s Lawyer of the Month. Grab your glocks when you see this judge…. -
Judicial Divas, Legal Ethics, Politics, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Possible Ethics Sanctions for Wisconsin Judge Who Allegedly Choked a Bitch
It seems that Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser isn’t as charismatic as Wayne Brady, because he’s facing possible ethics sanctions over allegedly choking one justice, and calling another a "total bitch." - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Contests, Gay, Gay Marriage, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Lawyer of the Day, Reader Polls, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Texas, Violence
Lawyer of the Month: February Reader Poll
Last month, we saw some wacky antics from judges and former Biglaw associates, and some lawyering that has the potential to rock the world of legal education for the rest of time. Let’s check out our Lawyer of the Month nominees for February....
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Guns / Firearms, Judge of the Day, Rank Stupidity, Rape, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Ex-Judge of the Day: Yes, Flashing Your Piece in Court Is a 'Poor Rhetorical Point'
Last week, a now ex-judge in Georgia pulled out a handgun during a bond hearing, pretended to hand it to an alleged rape victim who was testifying, and said she was “killing her case” and “might as well shoot” her lawyer. What? -
Crime, Eugene Volokh, Free Speech, Reader Polls, Religion, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Violence
The 'Zombie Mohammed' Judge: Let's Discuss
A Pennsylvania judge dismissed a harassment charge against a Muslim man who allegedly attacked an atheist dressed up as "Zombie Mohammed." Since then, everyone has been talking about and arguing over this case. What do you make of it? -
Biglaw, Canada, Cars, Guns / Firearms, Kids, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Twittering
Non-Sequiturs: 02.23.12
* Apparently attorneys at a “prestigious firm” in Washington, D.C. are fans of hobo hunting. What the hell does that mean? Well, there’s an app for that (one that Apple has rejected three times for its outrageous offensiveness). [VICE] * “I want to (blank) Michelle Bachmann in her (blank) with a Vietnam era machete.” First […] -
New Orleans, Politics, Pro Bono, Public Interest, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge Orders Random Lawyers To Defend Poor People
There is a judge in New Orleans who doesn't want poor people to just go away. There is a judge in New Orleans who wants the larger community to not only see but also defend poor people who appear in his court. He hopes that if some prominent people have to get some skin in the game, maybe they won't be so eager to cut essential legal services to indigent defendants.... -
Drugs, Marijuana, Police, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Texas
Up in Smoke: Texas Judge Busted for Alleged Pot Possession
Being a judge is hard work. So hard, in fact, that sometimes these distinguished members of society go out in search of more plebeian ways to relax. Some judges, for example, are apparent aficionados of the classic gateway drug -- marijuana. One judge in Texas was recently arrested for allegedly smoking two joints before he smoked two joints, and then smoking two more.... - Sponsored
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Quote of the Day, Real Estate, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Quote of the Day: I Like to Throw a Dollar on the Floor Attached to a String and Watch Them Chase It
It’s the best chambers in the state. Believe me, I know. I’ve seen them all. — Judge A. Gail Prudenti commenting to the New York Times about pleasing chambers afforded to the Brooklyn Presiding Judge. Prudenti was recently promoted to Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of New York State, creating a vacancy for the […] -
Email Scandals, Law Professors, Lawyer of the Day, Reader Polls, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Lawyer of the Month: November Reader Poll
November is typically a month where people give thanks for all of the good things in their lives. The vast majority of the scandalous lawyers featured in these pages seem to have forgotten about that small fact. They just don’t give a damn. Family ties? Meh. The troops? Screw ’em. Honorific ATL titles? Totally lame. […] -
Kids, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Texas, Videos, Violence, YouTube
An Update on Judge William Adams (of Daughter-Beating YouTube Fame)
Earlier this month, a video showing Judge William Adams of Texas beating his disabled daughter went viral. Judge Adams didn't try to deny what he did (which would have been tough, given the video); instead, he defended his actions. Did the Texas Supreme Court find Judge Adams's advocacy persuasive? -
Bad Ideas, Breasts, Gender, Kids, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Women's Issues
NINJA NIPs to Stage a Courthouse 'Nurse-In' Protest in Michigan
Earlier this week, we wrote about Natalie Hegedus, a young Michigan mother who claims she was “humiliated” after a judge called her out for breastfeeding in court. Women across the country were outraged that a judge would find this sort of behavior in his courtroom to be inappropriate. As we noted previously, Michigan is is […] -
Celebrities, Drinking, Health Care / Medicine, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Money, Morning Docket, Pornography, SCOTUS, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 11.17.11
* Grassley, if you think a letter will get the SCOTUS health care arguments on TV, then you probably think the ABA is going to do something about your letters to them, too. Aww. [Blog of Legal Times] * When in doubt, get the f**k out. Take this expert advice from Judge Paul Hawkes: the […]
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Bad Ideas, Breasts, Gender, Kids, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Women's Issues
Judge Tells Breastfeeding Mother That Laws 'Don't Apply' in Court
Like it or not, for some women, breastfeeding is part and parcel of being a new mother. So what happens when you're a breastfeeding mother but life just isn't cooperating with you? What happens when you have to start nursing in a public place, and that place just so happens to be a courtroom? Here's what one judge has to say about whipping out a boob in public.... -
Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics, Quote of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Quote of the Day: Baby Momma Drama
Because of your disdain for the young man’s use of the term ‘baby momma,’ you ordered that the defendant be summarily jailed. — An excerpt from a Judicial Qualifications Commission complaint filed in Georgia against Chief Superior Court Judge Amanda Williams, who oversees the operation of state’s largest drug court. Williams faces an ethics complaint […] -
Kids, Quote of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Texas, Videos, Violence, YouTube
Quote of the Day: The Texas Version of a Time-Out Corner
In my mind, I haven’t done anything wrong other than discipline my child after she was caught stealing. — Judge William Adams, defending the brutal beating of his disabled daughter, Hillary Adams, after a YouTube video of the event went viral. -
Email Scandals, Football, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Sports, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Texas, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 11.02.11
* Remember Judge William Adams, the Texas state court judge who was reportedly videotaped in the act of beating his daughter, Hillary Adams? He has now commented on the situation (and so has his ex-wife, Hallie Adams). [KZTV.com] * And here is Kashmir Hill’s take on the whole sad situation. [Not-So Private Parts / Forbes] […] -
Family Law, Judge of the Day, Kids, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Texas, Videos, Violence, YouTube
Video Allegedly Depicts Texas Family Court Judge Beating Disabled Daughter
It swept the internet yesterday: it's a video of a man beating his daughter. Allegedly, that man is Judge William Adams, the Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge. And the video was uploaded by Hillary Adams, the victim. It's all a bit much. But it is what everybody is talking about.... -
Judicial Divas, Rudeness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Travel / Vacation
Judge of the Day: Banned from the Bench(Not that she spent much time on it anyway.)
Earlier this year, we brought you the story of Judge Rae Lee Chabot, a state court judge in Michigan. Judge Chabot was accused of taking three-hour lunch breaks and long shopping trips to the Gap, in the middle of the workday. I wrote in defense of Judge Chabot, whose judicial work was well-regarded despite her, […] -
Bar Exams, Breasts, California, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Kasowitz Benson, Morning Docket, Nancy Grace, Perks / Fringe Benefits, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 09.28.11
* Not a wardrobe malfunction, my ass. Nancy Grace would sooner allow Casey Anthony to babysit her kids than admit that she had a nip slip on live television. [New York Post] * When you have a “superior legal mind,” it’s easier for your feelings to get hurt. Gregory Berry now claims that Kasowitz Benson […]