Judicial Divas
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Biglaw, Federal Judges
Judge Garaufis v. Kirkland & Ellis And Facebook: The Transcript
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Biglaw, Federal Judges
Judge Garaufis Placated By Kirkland & Ellis And Facebook
Judge Garaufis "likes" the gaggle of lawyers that appeared before him. - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Federal Judges
Was This Judge's Reprimand Of Kirkland & Ellis Justified?
Everyone loves a good benchslap, but not all benchslaps are good.
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Benchslaps, Biglaw, State Judges
Biglaw Partner Benchslapped: 'If You Can't Focus... Sit Down, And I Will Ask The Questions'
You know things aren't going well when the judge offers to do the job for you. -
Donald Trump, Federal Judges, Politics
Leave. Donald Trump's Sister. Alone!
Hey Jeb Bush, this is not cool, okay? -
3rd Circuit, Donald Trump, Federal Judges, Judicial Divas
A Delicious Judicial Diva: Donald Trump's Older Sister, Judge Maryanne Trump Barry
Donald Trump's older sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, is a well-respected federal judge -- but she has some things in common with her brash little brother. -
Music, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Theater
ATL Opera Review: Scalia/Ginsburg
Legal nerds and Supreme Court devotees will enjoy Scalia/Ginsburg, Derrick Wang's new comic opera about the two iconic SCOTUS justices. -
Judicial Divas, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
The High Cost Of Bringing A Judge To Justice
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.10.15
* Moonlighting for Biglaw partners: golf caddy? This Alston & Bird partner spent the week caddying for Gunn Yang at the 2015 Masters Tournament. Oh, to watch a partner be subservient and lug someone else’s junk around all day. [Am Law Daily]
* Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is suing each of her judicial colleagues over a constitutional amendment that could get her demoted from her seat of power. Maybe this judicial diva is a “total bitch” after all. [New York Times]
* If you plan to run for president of this country and hope to discuss reform of the criminal justice system while you’re shaking hands and kissing babies on the campaign trail, you better be prepared to answer each and every one of these questions. [Washington Post]
* “I want to see in an application that … Law School is a default option for you.” At least one elite law school “actively preference[s]” work experience after college. Get a job. It’ll probably be easier now than after you graduate from law school. [Harvard Crimson]
* Aside from absurd tuition rates and deceptive employment statistics, here’s one more absolutely vital thing that members of the legal profession should consider tossing out during their spring cleaning sessions: the third year of law school. [Washington Post]
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Federal Judges, Rudeness
This Pissed-Off Judge Is Really Sick Of Discovery Disputes
The judge was so annoyed with the litigants in this case that she wrote a rather sarcastic ruling. -
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5th Circuit, Civil Rights, Edith Jones, Federal Judges, Federalist Society, Judicial Divas, Legal Ethics, Quote of the Day
A Judicial Diva, Cleared Of Wrongdoing
A high-profile judge prevails against her critics. -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Judicial Divas, Lawyerly Lairs, Loretta Preska, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate, S.D.N.Y.
Lawyerly Lairs: A Judicial Diva's $8.7 Million Penthouse
Which prominent federal judge, married to a big-time Biglaw partner, just purchased a penthouse for $8.7 million?
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Judge of the Day, Judicial Divas, Old People, Politics, State Judges
How Old Can Your Judges Be? Decide Today In New York.
New Yorkers: go vote today, there are lots of interesting ballot issues in play. -
Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Judicial Divas, Legal Ethics, Reader Polls, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Lawyers Of The Day: Additional Allegations Of Attorney (And Judicial) Misconduct
Which of these three disgraced lawyers should be our Lawyer of the Day? -
Antonin Scalia, Bloomberg, Career Alternatives, Constitutional Law, Harvard, Intellectual Property, Judicial Divas, Music, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Videos, YouTube
A Law School Graduate Who Makes Beautiful Music
Where did Derrick Wang come up with the idea for his "Scalia/Ginsburg" opera? -
Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Gay, Gay Marriage, Judicial Divas, Legal Ethics, Lesbians, Media and Journalism, State Judges
Benchslap Of The Day: Federal Judge Tells State Judge To Shut His Mouth
A federal judge takes a state court judge to task for his extra-judicial writing. -
Celebrities, Football, Judicial Divas, Quote of the Day, Rudeness, Sports, State Judges
How Much Jail Time Will You Get For Slapping a Lawyer's Ass?
This isn't the first time something like this has happened, either. -
5th Circuit, Barack Obama, Crime, D.C. Circuit, Edith Jones, Intellectual Property, Judicial Divas, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Murder, New Jersey, Patents, Prostitution
Morning Docket: 06.05.13
* Meow! An ethics complaint has been filed against Judge Edith Jones, the judicial diva herself, over insensitive comments about race and the death penalty that she made at Penn Law. [San Antonio Express-News]
* In the pissing contest over judicial confirmations, it’s fair to say that Obama’s recent nominees to the D.C. Circuit won’t receive a hearing, much less be confirmed, any time soon. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* Nobody likes patent trolls, not even the president. Obama went on the offensive yesterday, promising to curb unwarranted intellectual property litigation filed by pesky profiteers. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* Speaking of patents, there’s a new exchange being formed for public trading rights. Please welcome the Intellectual Property Exchange International, the first exchange platform of its kind. IP: so hot right now. [DealBook / New York Times]
* After a review of evidence that Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes was whacked out of his mind at the time of the shooting, he was allowed to enter an insanity plea. [Bloomberg]
* The judge in the Oscar Pistorius case has adjourned the track star’s legal proceedings until August on account of a “trial by media.” We’ll probably continue to speculate about it until then. [New York Times]
* A woman is suing because she got her ass kicked by a gang of hookers at a Florida hotel. She claims the prostitutes thought she was infringing on their territory. Nope — she’s just a Jersey girl. [Fox News]
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Crime, Judicial Divas, Politics, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: From the Bench to the Big House?
A state supreme court justice just got convicted of multiple felonies. What did she do?