Court Administration

Are judges happier than lawyers?

If you’re happy and you know it, swing your gavel. Are judges a happy lot? Compared to lawyers especially?

Sep 16, 2026 9:14 AM CDT

Judge disciplined for requiring COVID-19 vaccination for parents in custody case

A Texas judge was publicly admonished last week for requiring that parents in a family law custody dispute receive the COVID-19 vaccination or produce a negative test 72 hours before the father visited his children.

Sep 15, 2026 9:41 AM CDT

Federal judges’ interns may accept stipends from law firms, ethics panel says

The U.S. Judicial Conference’s Committee on Codes of Conduct has determined that law students who work as unpaid interns for federal judges may accept stipends from law firms looking to recruit them as summer associates—so long as the payments meet certain requirements.

Sep 10, 2026 10:12 AM CDT

Home addresses of federal judges available online, new report says

Federal judges’ home addresses are available online, according to a new report, despite a judicial security law intended to protect their information as they face escalating threats.

Sep 4, 2026 10:10 AM CDT

Cyberattack targeting Thomson Reuters’ C-Track impacts courts in multiple jurisdictions

Thomson Reuters said Wednesday a cyberattack on its web-based court management software C-Track has impacted court records in multiple jurisdictions and could potentially expose names, Social Security numbers, medical information and more, according to Law360.

Sep 3, 2026 10:59 AM CDT

State supreme court justice has medical incident on bench

The West Virginia Supreme Court canceled oral arguments Wednesday after one of the justices “experienced a medical incident” while on the bench, court officials said.

Sep 3, 2026 10:36 AM CDT

Lawyers and bar associations should defend judicial independence, new report says

Lawyers and bar associations should step up efforts to defend judicial independence, according to a report released Monday by the Berkeley Judicial Institute at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law and the Rule of Law Lab at the New York University School of Law.

Sep 2, 2026 10:55 AM CDT

Judge’s release of order with AI errors is ‘pretty serious matter,’ 5th Circuit says

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans is weighing whether a challenge to a Mississippi law that prohibits programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion should be reassigned after the district court judge issued an error-riddled ruling in the case.

Sep 1, 2026 10:02 AM CDT

128 retired jurists file ethics complaint over DHS lawyer’s ‘attacks’ via social media on 4 sitting judges

The general counsel for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is now facing an ethics complaint over his social media posts about the “worst of the worst” judges.

Aug 20, 2026 10:39 AM CDT

Supreme Court justices just can’t move about like they did in the good ol’ days

A generation or more ago, life was more carefree for U.S. Supreme Court justices. “Now, the threats are constant, and they’re always there,” Justice Amy Coney Barrett told a U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on July 14. “It’s necessary now, for protection and daily activities, to have a security detail.”

Aug 20, 2026 9:13 AM CDT

Legal Attire and the Clash of the Generations, Part 2: Office and work-from-home attire

Most attorneys—even litigators—spend more time in the office than in court, so let’s talk about what we wear most of the time. The short version: There is going to be a lot of variation, and for anything client-facing, you should look like you’ve tried.

Aug 18, 2026 11:55 AM CDT

How many people should serve on jury? Groups provide SCOTUS with input

Over a dozen amicus briefs were filed Thursday at the U.S. Supreme Court over a case involving a Florida petitioner named Hamed Kian, who was found guilty by a six-person jury on five felony counts of practicing chiropractic medicine with a suspended license.

Aug 18, 2026 10:44 AM CDT

Are judges happier than lawyers?

Judge disciplined for requiring COVID-19 vaccination for parents in custody case

Federal judges’ interns may accept stipends from law firms, ethics panel says

Home addresses of federal judges available online, new report says

Cyberattack targeting Thomson Reuters’ C-Track impacts courts in multiple jurisdictions

State supreme court justice has medical incident on bench

Lawyers and bar associations should defend judicial independence, new report says

Judge’s release of order with AI errors is ‘pretty serious matter,’ 5th Circuit says

128 retired jurists file ethics complaint over DHS lawyer’s ‘attacks’ via social media on 4 sitting judges

Supreme Court justices just can’t move about like they did in the good ol’ days

Legal Attire and the Clash of the Generations, Part 2: Office and work-from-home attire

How many people should serve on jury? Groups provide SCOTUS with input

Law students see more options for summer training programs

California Supreme Court orders electronic recording for indigent litigants

Judge in Luigi Mangione case speaks out about public access during proceedings

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