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706 ABA Journal Lawyer Discipline articles.

Law grad can move forward with suit over bar exam accommodations, appeals court says

The appellate court in Colorado has revived a lawyer’s disability discrimination claim against the state’s attorney regulation office.

May 21, 2026 9:50 AM CDT

Lawyer can’t represent plaintiffs in morgue scandal because of past AI errors, judge says

A lawyer has been barred from appearing in a case involving a scandal at the Harvard Medical School morgue after he was sanctioned for including fake artificial intelligence citations in other court filings.

May 20, 2026 10:48 AM CDT

Colorado moves to ban fee sharing with nonlawyers

Colorado has passed a bill that bans fee sharing with nonlawyers.

May 18, 2026 9:56 AM CDT

Judge’s ‘disparaging’ courtroom remarks publicly reproved by disciplinary commission

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge who made disparaging remarks and interrupted litigants in court was recently publicly admonished by the state’s judicial disciplinary body for the second time.

May 15, 2026 11:00 AM CDT

Former Brooklyn Supreme Court judge arrested for alleged involvement in real estate fraud schemes

A former Brooklyn Supreme Court justice was arrested Tuesday for allegedly participating in numerous schemes to defraud investors in commercial real estate deals.

May 14, 2026 12:13 PM CDT

Trump’s New York US attorney pick committed misconduct, disciplinary investigation finds

President Donald Trump’s appointee for U.S. attorney in Albany, New York, was found to have committed professional misconduct, according to the New York judicial committee that reviews complaints against attorneys.

May 12, 2026 2:35 PM CDT

Lawyer hit with 2 lawsuits alleging use of client trust accounts to run Ponzi scheme

A San Antonio attorney was hit with two lawsuits within weeks of each other, both alleging that he used lawyer trust accounts to collect millions of dollars and then broke promises of huge returns—a move one plaintiff called a Ponzi scheme.

May 12, 2026 9:45 AM CDT

Prosecutor suspended by state supreme court for artificial intelligence use in court docs

A Georgia prosecutor who repeatedly filed documents with artificial intelligence-generated citations that referenced cases that were wrong or fictitious during a murder trial has been suspended for six months from practicing before the Georgia Supreme Court.

May 7, 2026 10:27 AM CDT

DOJ attorney referred for discipline over withheld info regarding detainee wanted for murder

After the U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently criticized a federal judge in Rhode Island for releasing a man described as a “violent criminal illegal alien,” the judge said she is referring an assistant U.S. attorney "for disciplinary proceedings" for not disclosing that the detainee was wanted in the Dominican Republic for murder charges.

May 6, 2026 2:57 PM CDT

Former judge suspended over Facebook posts seeks relief from SCOTUS

A former Pennsylvania judge who was suspended and lost his pension over Facebook posts has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to resolve a dispute over the constitutional limits on restricting judicial speech.

May 1, 2026 10:15 AM CDT

Federal judge limits sanction for DOJ attorney fired over AI errors

A federal judge has formally reprimanded a former assistant U.S. attorney who was fired in March for using generative artificial intelligence to draft a brief and failing to verify its accuracy.

Apr 29, 2026 9:37 AM CDT

Charges dropped against Texas handcuffing judge after she agrees to resign and never run again

Criminal charges were dropped against a Texas judge who handcuffed a defense lawyer in her courtroom, was suspended without pay and then lost her March primary election.

Apr 21, 2026 1:49 PM CDT

California Supreme Court disbars attorney John Eastman for ‘egregious and deceitful conduct’

John Eastman, the attorney who sought to help overturn the 2020 presidential election, has been disbarred by the California Supreme Court.

Apr 16, 2026 11:41 AM CDT

Prominent New Orleans attorney disbarred; forged signatures on divorce documents cited

A prominent New Orleans attorney is no longer allowed to practice law in Louisiana and will not be eligible for reinstatement after disciplinary proceedings tied to his conduct in a divorce and child custody case.

Apr 15, 2026 10:29 AM CDT

Pro tem judge ousted for creating fake parking document using court seal

The Washington Supreme Court unanimously voted Thursday to oust a pro tempore judge who forged a court document to save $10 on daily parking.

Apr 14, 2026 12:48 PM CDT

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