Judge Allegedly Refused To Read Pro Se Litigant’s Motions For Fear Of Catching HIV
For the record, Your Honor, you can't catch HIV like that.
When Handcuffing A Lawyer In Your Courtroom Is The Right Call
I can’t believe I’m about to agree with a judge who handcuffed a lawyer to a jury box to teach them a lesson.
Why Law Firms Are Moving Beyond The Billable Hour
Explore 5 expert-backed reasons law firms are rethinking the billable hour and how legal billing software is leading the way.
Judge Holds Himself In Contempt For Ringing Cellphone
At least the judge had a sense of humor about his comical situation.
Idiot Judge Orders Idiot Couple To Marry And They Comply Because Stupid
This judge needs to be fired and disbarred, now.
Breastfeeding Is Against The Law In This Judge’s Courtroom
Women lawyers shouldn't have to choose between breastfeeding or practicing law.
The High Cost Of Bringing A Judge To Justice
How much have taxpayers spent on the defense of this judge, and how many law firms has she burned through?
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This Judge Has Some Crude Insights About Women And Booze
He earned himself an ethics complaint for making insensitive remarks like this.
Judge Benchslaps Fellow Jurist In Awesomely Feisty Footnote
Whoa, these judges probably shouldn't sit next to each other on the bench at court.
John Oliver Thrashes Elected Judges
It takes John Oliver only a few minutes to obliterate the idea that we should be electing judges.
Judges Want Women Lawyers To ‘Stop Showing Off’ Their ‘Distracting’ Cleavage, Legs In Court
It seems that one of the biggest problems facing the Virginia justice system is not its gross prosecution and over-incarceration of minorities, but women lawyers in skirts.
How 8am LawPay Takes The Sting Out Of Legal Billing
Getting paid can be an arduous task. You should make it as easy on yourself and your clients as possible.
Judge Indicted For Allegedly Attacking, Screaming Racial Slur At Mentally Disabled Man
If true, the allegations against the judge are absolutely insane.
Judge Accused Of Having Inappropriate Relationship With Cooley Law Student
What allegedly happened between this judge and his intern?
Morning Docket: 11.05.14
* Bingham McCutchen canceled its partnership retreat, and their partner offer letters from Morgan Lewis must be accepted by today’s deadline — all while a prospective merger currently hangs in the balance. [Am Law Daily] * Per Altman Weil’s 2014 Chief Legal Officer Survey, the work at in-house legal departments is about to grow exponentially, while the spend on outside counsel will decrease in turn. Uh oh, no bueno. [Corporate Counsel] * “The attempt to have the defendant have any kind of humility has failed.” Due to “unsatisfactory” apologies to state employees, former judge Joan Orie Melvin will have to re-apologize for her crimes. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] * “A troubled law school is like Dracula: hard to kill.” In the wake of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s debt restructuring, it’s now obvious that law schools aren’t worth much at all. [DealBook / New York Times] * Republicans are now in control in both the House and the Senate, but fear not, because the nation’s capital just legalized marijuana. That’ll help calm down the depressed D.C. Democrats out there. [CNN] * Though it’s unlikely, thanks to this ruling, Anna Anna Anna Anna Anna Nicole’s lawyer/lover could be retried for allegedly giving illegally obtained prescriptions to the drug-addled model. [National Law Journal] * Tinder’s cofounder apparently made a killing on her sexual harassment settlement with the company. Though no one admitted guilt, she reportedly took home “just over” $1M. Get it, girl. [Business Insider]
Morning Docket: 10.23.14
* Everyone knows Bingham McCutchen is considering a merger with Morgan Lewis, but not many know bankruptcy may be an option. It’s a remote option, but still an option. [Boston Globe] * When Kaye Scholer moved offices, it left behind most of its library. "It tells you everything you need to know about law firm libraries": they're not necessary. [New York Times] * Everyone loves the Sixth Amendment: Thanks to money from Koch Industries, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers will offer better indigent defense training. [WSJ Law Blog] * The judge in Adrian Peterson’s case won’t be replaced, despite the fact that he called the lawyers involved in the case “media whores.” Meh, Peterson’s attorney says he’s been called worse. [Bloomberg] * Gilberto Valle, better known as the “Cannibal Cop,” really wants to go to law school. He’s apparently scored quite well on LSAT practice tests. Do law school ladies look delicious or what? [New York Post]
Judges Are At Each Other’s Throats Over ‘Porngate’ Scandal
It seems like these judges are about to get into a fist fight with each other.