Judge of the Day
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Health Care / Medicine, Judge of the Day
Judge of the Day: Paul Chernoff
Who knew that being a judge could be so dangerous? Maybe jurists should get hazard pay. From the Boston Globe: Few at the Norfolk Superior Court house in Dedham disputed that the worn and uneven front steps needed fixing. But when a judge in his late 60s tripped on them and broke his left kneecap […] -
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Judge of the Day: Elliott Maynard
The men pictured above are not gay lov-ahs. But their relationship may be too close for comfort. On the left: Chief Justice Elliott E. Maynard, of West Virginia, and today’s Judge of the Day. On the right: Don L. Blankenship, chief executive of Massey Energy. The setting: exotic Monaco. From a piece by Adam Liptak […] - Sponsored
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Fashion, Health Care / Medicine, Judge of the Day, Rudeness, State Judges
Judge of the Day: Holly Hollenbeck
A recent trend: judges who are touchy about courtroom attire. Last week we wrote about Judge William Sosnay, who is no fan of ascots. Now meet Judge Holly Hollenbeck: Bev Williams of Richland wears a knitted beanie cap to cover her hairless head everywhere she goes, but not in Judge Holly Hollenbeck’s courtroom. The District […]
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Judge of the Day, Legal Ethics, Sex, Sex Scandals, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Colleen Hartl
Municipal court is not exactly the pinnacle of judicial office. But we think that Colleen Hartl, until recently a (rather attractive) municipal court judge in Washington state, is still a worthy Judge of the Day. From the AP: A Federal Way [that’s a WA city name] Municipal Court judge has resigned after hosting a holiday […] -
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Ex-Judge of the Day: Roger Wall
Congratulations to former judge Roger Wall, who’s getting a belated holiday gift. From the Springfield News-Leader: After three indictments and nearly three years, a former Douglas County judge will not stand trial on child pornography charges, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. That’s because repeated delays on the part of the U.S. Attorney’s Office violated Roger […] -
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Judge of the Day: William Sosnay
Dressing up for court shouldn’t be hard. Dark suit, white shirt, and appropriate neckwear. But what constitutes appropriate neckwear? From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (via How Appealing): Justice may be blind, but Milwaukee County Circuit Judge William Sosnay’s sense of courtroom fashion is not. In the courtroom of the pompadoured judge long known as a […] -
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Judges of the Day: Aaron Bowden and Donald Moran
Today we bring you not one, but two Judges of the Day. We can’t decide who is more deserving of the honor. From the Florida Times-Union: Twelve days before Christmas, Circuit Judge Aaron Bowden fired his 17-year judicial assistant, who had been on leave since August with cancer. The Jacksonville judge said he feared her […] -
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Judge of the Day: John Hagler
Last month, Judge John B. Hagler, a state court judge in Tennessee, stepped down from the bench. Here’s why, from the AP: A Tennessee judge resigned last month after making a recording of fantasies so lurid that when the tape fell into the hands of the police and FBI, they thought they were listening to […] - Sponsored
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Judge of the Day: Grafton Biddle
Colorado judge Grafton M. Biddle has been the subject of a prior ATL shout-out. But he has never been officially named a Judge of the Day. We think it’s about time. From the Rocky Mountain News: A former Douglas County judge who had an affair with a prosecutor that included a rendezvous in his chambers […] -
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Judge of the Day: Ira Robinson
Compared to their colleagues in the trial court, appellate judges have a reputation for being delicate, academic creatures, with less in the way of “street smarts.” But don’t lump New Mexico Court of Appeals Judge Ira Robinson in that group. From the Albuquerque Journal (subscription): New Mexico Court of Appeals Judge Ira Robinson expected the […] -
Cellphones, Contempt, Judge of the Day, Lunacy, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Robert Restaino
This episode gives new meaning to the term “flip phone.” A cell phone that went off during court proceedings caused one judge to, well, flip out. From the NYT’s City Room blog: The next time you pass through the city court system in Niagara Falls, N.Y., remember to turn your cellphone off. Today, the Commission […] -
Breasts, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Rudeness, Samuel Kent, Sexual Harassment
Judge Samuel Kent Just Wants a Hug. Is That So Wrong?(Well, throw in a BJ and some breastfeeding, and yeah.)
Judge Samuel B. Kent (S.D. Texas) joins Judge Elizabeth Halverson and Chief Judge Edward Nottingham in our Judge of the Day Hall of Fame. He will no longer be eligible for recognition as a Judge of the Day, having transcended this award. Why is Judge Kent deserving of induction? In the Houston Chronicle, Lise Olsen […] -
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(Former) Judge of the Day: James Michael Shull
On some days, the posts just write themselves. From Blogonaut: James Michael Shull is no longer a Virginia Judge, thanks to the decision of the Virginia Supreme Court that unanimously upheld his removal from the bench. Shull’s misconduct on the bench included ordering a woman to pull down her pants in open court during a […]
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Disability Law, Edward Nottingham, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Rudeness
Chief Judge Nottingham Likes Strippers; Handicapped People, Not So Much
Remember Chief Judge Edward Nottingham (D. Colorado)? We named him our Judge of the Day back in August, after he reportedly “was too drunk to remember how he spent more than $3,000 at a strip club in two consecutive days.” We subsequently honored him as our Paulie Walnuts Doppelgänger of the Day. We are hereby […] -
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Judge of the Day: Jeffrey Levenson
One of the perks of being a judge is that everyone has to laugh at your jokes. Except when they’re in poor taste and arguably offensive. If you’re going to make an attempt at humor in the courtroom, proceed with caution — even if you’re the one wearing the robe. From Rumpole (via S.D. Fla. […] -
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Non-Sequiturs: 10.12.07
* U.C. Berkeley has settled on a new name for its law school. Check it out, it’s quite brilliant. [Blogonaut] (But we’ll probably still conduct the reader poll mentioned here, just for the heck of it.) * Strained attorney-client relations between Britney Spears and Anne Kiley? Apparently Brit has “trust issues” (in addition to that […] -
Judge of the Day, Rudeness, Sexism, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Edmund Caplicki
He likes PD butts, and he cannot lie. From the New York Daily News (of course): When a local judge laughingly said in open court that criminal defense lawyer Ruth Boyer had “a nice butt,” she was not flattered. The sexist comment by LaGrange Town Justice Edmund Caplicki, made in July 2005, was reported to […] -
5th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Samuel Kent, Sexual Harassment
Fifth Circuit Benchslaps the Naughty Judge Kent
Last week we honored Judge Samuel B. Kent with our prestigious Judge of the Day award, based on his alleged sexual harassment of a court employee. Now the Fifth Circuit Judicial Council has also recognized Judge Kent. From Texas Lawyer: The Judicial Council of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals [on Friday] issued an […] -
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Judge Ann Lokuta: My Intern Is a Tramp
How have we not heard of her before? She’s fabulous! And for reasons that will soon become obvious, a Pennsylvania state court jurist, Luzerne County Judge Ann Lokuta, is today’s Judge of the Day. From the Citizens Voice: A former intern of Luzerne County Judge Ann Lokuta testified tonight the jurist called her a tramp […] -
Benchslaps, Herman Thomas, Judge of the Day, Perverts, Prisons, Sentencing Law, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Violence
Judge of the Day: Herman Thomas
Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas is ATL’s Judge of the Day. He takes the prize for his innovative approach to sentencing. From the Mobile Press-Register: Authorities are investigating allegations that now-suspended Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas periodically removed prisoners from Mobile County Metro Jail and spanked them in a room at the courthouse, […]