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Judicial Ethics Group Shuns ‘Schmucks!’

New York’s Commission on Judicial Conduct and its chair are both exploring their options following a spat over a book called Schmucks! Divorce lawyer Raoul Felder co-wrote the humorous book with comedian Jackie Mason. The commission labels its content “crude, biased, vulgar and otherwise demeaning,” the New York Law Journal…

Apr 17, 2007 12:40 PM CDT

Judge Uses Humor Seriously

Ohio appeals judge Mark Painter thinks legal opinions can be dull and boring, so he tries to liven things up a bit. Painter spurns legalese and quotes experts ranging from Humpty Dumpty to comedian Ron “Tater Salad” White. He travels to seminars around the country on a mission to change…

Apr 16, 2007 3:51 PM CDT

Appeals Court Refuses to Disqualify Judge in Coroner Case

A Philadelphia-based federal appeals court has refused to disqualify U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab from presiding over the trial of coroner Cyril Wecht.

Apr 12, 2007 7:46 PM CDT

Showdown in Judge’s Trial is Quite a Show

A showdown between two flamboyant attorneys has attracted many spectators to the Brooklyn, N.Y., corruption trial of a state judge. The judge, Gerald P. Garson, is accused of accepting gifts to influence divorce cases. Lead defense lawyer Michael S. Washor is trying to portray the prosecutor as overzealous, the New…

Apr 12, 2007 1:38 PM CDT

Sex Harassment Complaint Against Judge Dismissed

A Florida judicial commission has dismissed a sexual harassment complaint filed against the former chief judge of a state appeals court. The complaint had alleged Charles J. Kahn Jr. of the 1st District Court of Appeal had affairs with two court employees and traveled with them at state expense, the…

Apr 11, 2007 5:18 PM CDT

Judge in Pot Case Takes Leave

A Florida judge who was arrested for smoking pot in a park is taking an indefinite leave of absence. Broward County Judge Lawrence Korda told his supervisor yesterday that he would take voluntary leave, the Miami Herald reports. His decision came just one day after he began a new assignment…

Apr 11, 2007 4:42 PM CDT

Questioning Conventional Behavior

Judge’s suit sparks state lawmakers to study New York’s backroom selection process

Apr 2, 2007 5:54 AM CDT

February 5, 1937

FDR Unveils Court Packing Plan

Feb 21, 2007 11:10 AM CST

Next Stop, House of Delegates

Proposed revisions to ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct are ready for a vote

Feb 8, 2007 12:56 AM CST

Getting Out the ‘No’ Vote

South Dakota Bar Director Seeks Defeat of Initiative Permitting Suits Against Judges

Nov 24, 2006 12:55 PM CST

Asylum Ordeals

Some Immigrants Are ‘Ground to Bits’ in a System That Leaves Immigration Judges Impatient, Appellate Courts Irritated and Lawyers Frustrated

Nov 24, 2006 11:59 AM CST

The Big Bopper

This Terre Haute Lawyer Is Exploding the Canons of Judicial Campaign Ethics

Nov 24, 2006 11:07 AM CST

Not Ready Yet

Groups Seeks More Time to Nail Down Proposed Changes to Model Judicial Code

Jul 11, 2006 2:44 PM CDT

A Call to Arms

Federal Laws Are Marginalizing the Nation’s Lawyers and Judges

Jul 11, 2006 2:23 PM CDT

One World, One Profession

Shared Principles of Independent Judiciary, Access to Justice Bind Lawyers of the World

Jun 24, 2006 6:39 AM CDT

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