State Judges
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State Judges, Trials, Violence
Judge Admits Trial By Combat Is Available In New York... Then Declines To Order It
The litigation over the right to trial by combat in New York rages on! -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
What You Can Do While You’re a Lawyer (Part 3): Politician / Judge
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Deaths, State Judges
Judge Who Once Worked As Stripper Found Dead In Home
Authorities do not suspect foul play, but have not yet ruled it out.
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Money, State Judges
Pennsylvania Judge Wins $291.4 Million Powerball Jackpot
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.18.16
* How low can you go? For the first time in years, enrollment is up at Cooley Law — by three students. That’s the only thing the school will be able to brag about, because the average GPA and LSAT scores of its most recent entering class are the lowest the school has seen in at least a decade. Yikes. [Lansing State Journal]
* President Obama has to make quite the decision when it comes to choosing who will be his next SCOTUS appointment. He already faces an uphill battle, so if he were to pick any these five candidates (even the one who was recently confirmed 97-0), it’d likely make things even harder than they already are. [The Fix / Washington Post]
* “I’ll stay as long as necessary.” Activists from Reclaim Harvard Law are occupying a lounge to create a safe space for minorities, and they plan to remain there indefinitely. Armed with blow-up mattresses and blankets, they mean business. [Harvard Crimson]
* Charlotte Law launched a compliance certificate program, and anyone who can pay can receive training. Since compliance is booming right now, as InfiLaw graduates, they’re better equipped than most for jobs that don’t require a law degree. [Charlotte Observer]
* A New York judge who prosecuted drunk driving cases earlier in her career was arrested for allegedly driving drunk… while on the way to work to handle arraignments. It’s unlikely that she’ll return to the bench any time soon. [Democrat and Chronicle]
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Deaths, Kids, State Judges
Judge Arrested And Charged In Son's Hot-Car Death
This is so incredibly sad. -
Fast Food, State Judges
Disgraced Former Judge Now Working At Chick-fil-A
This "notorious @$$hole" now spends her time clearing tables at a fast-food joint. -
Fashion, State Judges
No Pajamas In The Courtroom? No Sh!t.
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State Judges
Double Your Justice With Identical Twin Judges
Judging runs in the family with these identical twins working at the same courthouse. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.28.16
* How Planned Parenthood’s aggressive legal strategy launched them from the defensive to the offensive. [Reuters]
* David Boies just saved Natalie Portman’s ass. Yes, you read that correctly. [The Hollywood Reporter]
* Don’t be cute and try and violate a restraining order via Facebook. [Associate’s Mind
* Arizona wants out of the Ninth Circuit. Good luck with that. [AZ Governor]
* Not recommended judicial behavior: hanging a portrait of Adolf Hitler in the courthouse’s Hall Of Heroes. Looks like Oregon’s Judge Vance Day is learning that the hard way. [Raw Story]
* You can’t skirt defamation laws by complaining to a disciplinary committee — a doctor files a complaint against an attorney who blogged about him. [New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog]
* Writing fiction was “liberating” for this attorney. Check out the new crime novel, A Stirring in the North Fork (affiliate link), to see what he’s talking about. [Teamster Nation]
* Despite how sensationalized they can be, the insanity defense is really quite rare. [Huffington Post]
* Even if you aren’t rich, you still need a prenup. [My Bank Tracker]
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State Judges, Women's Issues
Judge Gets Slap On The Wrist For Disrespecting Women
This judge needs an attitude adjustment. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.12.16
* Even at a conference, Judge Easterbrook can be intimidating. [Business Law Prof Blog]
* Boeing filed a patent to make air travel slight less hellish. Good luck with that. [Travel and Leisure]
* Judge plans to stick Ammon Bundy’s merry band of militia men playing terrorist out in the woods with the bill for their security… to the tune of $70,000 a day. [Raw Story]
* Josh Duggar is such a loser he is even losing discovery battles like a pro. [Radar]
* Lawyer Eric Macleish played a role in the legal battles over child abuse by Catholic priests in Boston (as recounted in the movie Spotlight). Whether he was a villain or victim in the saga is still up for debate. [Guile is Good]
* Is it possibly true that you can really discharge student loan debt in bankruptcy? [My Bank Tracker]
* If you’re goofing off by pretending to work from home, don’t give yourself away. [Daily Lawyer Tips]
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Nauseating Things, State Judges
This Is What Happens When Judges Have To Deal With Poop
This judge really appreciates a good poop joke.
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Deaths, State Judges
Judith Kaye, First Woman To Serve As New York's Top Judge, R.I.P.
The legal profession just lost one of its great leaders. -
State Judges
Hero Judge Puts Racist In His Place -- Which Is Jail
If only all racists were dealt with this swiftly. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.04.16
* Guess what? Science says political incorrectness is an insincere sham. Sounds about right to me. [The Denver Post]
* How are Law and Order: SVU and law school exams the same? The both desperately try to wedge current events into their same old, boring fact patterns. In related news, expect both to soon feature the issue of spousal privilege when the wife of a celebrity accused of rape is forced to give testimony against him. [The Guardian]
* Can the Netflix show Making a Murderer actually lead to a pardon? Probably not, but it’ll make you feel better about the binge watching you did over the holidays. [Time]
* This is why China’s new counterterrorism law is terrifying for tech companies doing business there. [Slate]
* The ABA has released the full, school-by-school bar passage rates for 2014. Which school was the best? More interestingly, which was the worst? [Bar Exam Stats]
* Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman of the New York State Court of Appeals is retiring. He took a larger view of the law, where getting justice was not about money. [Guile Is Good]
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Public Interest
It's Time For An Organized Legal Response To Anti-Vaxxers
A new area of public interest. -
Legal Ethics, Sex, State Judges
Tearful State Supreme Court Justice Apologizes For 'Porngate' Emails
Justice Michael Eakin is really sorry about his offensive emails. Should that be good enough? -
Health Care / Medicine, State Judges
Did A New York City Judge Just Give A Victory To Anti-Vaxxers?
Is it possible that New York City has become the latest bastion for anti-vaxxers? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.18.15
* Both Kaye Scholer partner Evan Greebel (formerly of Katten Muchin) and Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli pleaded not guilty to securities fraud charges. Now, the world is left to weep because Skhreli’s Wu-Tang album wasn’t seized. [Reuters]
* “You are not an American because you got sworn in on a Koran.” The Hate Crimes Unit of the New York Police Department is investigating a series of threatening calls made to Judge Carolyn Walker-Diallo, Brooklyn’s first Muslim judge. [WSJ Law Blog]
* David Lola, the contract attorney who sued Skadden and Tower Legal for overtime pay with claims he wasn’t practicing law, settled his claims for $75,000. But now we don’t know if doc reviewers are entitled to overtime pay. 🙁 [Big Law Business / Bloomberg]
* Slater & Gordon, the world’s first publicly traded law firm, continues to watch as its stock price tumbles. The firm’s shares are now worth A$0.89 after it decided to pull its earnings guidance, and they’ve lost 90 percent of their value since April. [The Guardian]
* That’s not how you’re supposed to examine briefs: A Maryland court commissioner was charged with visual surveillance with prurient intent and misconduct in office after allegedly using his cellphone to take an upskirt photo of a courthouse employee. [AP]