A former high school social studies teacher and prosecutor, as well as a retired judge, John Dobroth still hears juvenile cases in Ventura County, Calif.
A California lawyer who apparently may not have been allowed to sit for the Oregon state bar exam because he didn’t graduate from a mainstream law school must nonetheless be…
To meet a required reduction of a little over $38 million in its fiscal year 2012 budget, the Connecticut court system plans to lay off 452 valued employees, close four…
An administrative law judge who awarded Social Security disability benefits in every case he decided over a six-month period has resigned amid investigations into his conduct.
State budget cuts are forcing San Francisco courts to lay off more than 40 percent of their employees, resulting in long delays for civil litigants, according to the state’s presiding…
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals took another beating from the U.S. Supreme Court this past term, but one of its frequently reversed judges is unfazed by the criticsm.
Although district judges should disqualify themselves in proceedings in which they are a party, according to the Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board’s rules, one judge took it upon herself to dismiss…
A federal judge arguably added to attorney Eric Deters’ troubles today by criticizing his “ready, fire, aim” approach to litigation and requiring him to get an independent lawyer, selected by…
A federal judge imposed a gag order to prevent participants in the perjury trial of baseball pitcher Roger Clemens from talking about the Washington, D.C., case.
Asked by a condominium resident to do something about the “indiscreet and scandalous” noise a neighbor couple allegedly made while having sex in their suburban Rio de Janeiro home, a…
An associate with a St. Louis law firm is facing a legal ethics case over her alleged ex parte emails with an arbitrator concerning the merits of a client’s Illinois…
The ABA Journal wants to host and facilitate conversations among lawyers about their profession. We are now accepting thoughtful, non-promotional articles and commentary by unpaid contributors.