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Thompson v. Dekalb County, GA, Complaint, Court Practices Target Poor, 2015 Case 1:15-mi-99999-UNA Document 174 Filed 01/29/15 Page 1 of 42 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION KEVIN THOMPSON, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. ________ v. COMPLAINT DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA; NELLY WITHERS, in her official capacity as …
Article • October 3, 2014
Filed under: Judicial Misconduct
FBI Files on Chief Justice Rehnquist Reveal History of Sedative Addiction by FBI Files on Chief Justice Rehnquist Reveal History of Sedative Addiction   Files released by the FBI in 2007 show that the late Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist was so addicted to a powerful sedative that his …
Brief • August 5, 2014
USA v. Epps and McCrory, MS, Indictment, MDOC commissioner bribery, 2014 Case 3:14-cr-00111-HTW-FKB Document 3 Filed 08/05/14 Page 1 of 21 Case 3:14-cr-00111-HTW-FKB Document 3 Filed 08/05/14 Page 2 of 21 Case 3:14-cr-00111-HTW-FKB Document 3 Filed 08/05/14 Page 3 of 21 Case 3:14-cr-00111-HTW-FKB Document 3 Filed 08/05/14 Page 4 of …
Article • July 9, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
Jury’s Tasteless Gag Gifts to Judge and Bailiff Fail to Demonstrate Unfair Trial by Jury’s Tasteless Gag Gifts to Judge and Bailiff Fail to Demonstrate Unfair Trial The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the denial of a death row prisoner’s habeas corpus petition that contended he was denied …
Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014
Filed under: Judicial Misconduct
Oregon Judge Scolded for Courtroom Rant by Mark Wilson Oregon Judge Scolded for Courtroom Rant   by Mark Wilson   The Oregon Supreme Court has publicly censured a trial court judge for a profanity-laced tirade during a sentencing hearing. In October 2011, Richard Lee Taylor, 60, was convicted of 21 …
Fields v. City of Chicago, IL, Verdict 2, Wrongful Conviction, 2014 VERDICT FORM - Fields v. O'Callaghan, Case No. 10 C 1168 We, the jury, award the plaintiff, Nathson Fields, compensatory damages in the amountof$ f!J oo~, oo ~~ ~W~ d~~ We, the jury, award the plaintiff, Nathson Fields, punitive …
Brief • April 29, 2014
Fields v. City of Chicago, IL, Verdict, Wrongful Conviction, 2014 VERDICT FORM - Fields v. City of Chicago, et al., Case No. 10 C 1168 We, the jury, find as follows on the claims of the plaintiff, Nathson Fields, against the defendants, the City of Chicago, David O'Callaghan, Joseph Murphy, …
Iowa: Bad Faith or Misconduct can Overcome Mental-Process Privilege in Disciplinary Case by The Iowa Supreme Court has held that administrative law judges (ALJs) in the Department of Corrections (DOC) are entitled to assert the mental-process privilege in an Office of Ombudsman investigation, but that privilege may be overcome upon …
Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014
Top Texas Judge Breaks the Law but Gets Special Treatment by Sharon Keller is the presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals – the state’s highest court for criminal cases. In April 2010, Keller was fined $100,000 after it was discovered that she had failed to report a …
Four West Virginia Officials, including Circuit Court Judge, Face Federal Charges by Christopher Zoukis A former West Virginia judge is facing up to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges that he conspired to protect a county sheriff from allegations of drug-related activity. Former Mingo County Circuit …
Article • November 15, 2013 • from PLN November, 2013
Texas Judges Rarely Disciplined, Seldom Publicly by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In 2009, former Harris County, Texas state district judge Woodrow “Woody” Densen was caught on surveillance video keying a neighbor’s car, causing significant damage. The video received widespread media coverage. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of …
Article • October 15, 2013 • from PLN October, 2013
Georgia: Civil Rights Law Firm Demands Return of Fines Illegally Collected by State Court Judge by Ryan Primerano On August 8, 2013, the Southern Center for Human Rights sent a letter to the governing authority for Grady County, Georgia, demanding the return of illegal “administrative costs” charged to criminal defendants …
Article • July 15, 2013 • from PLN July, 2013
Tennessee Judge Convicted Following Drug and Sex Scandal by During courtroom recesses, a Tennessee judge had sex with and bought drugs from his mistress, who was a felon on probation, according to a report by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Judge Richard Baumgartner, 66, who became a Criminal Court Judge …
$17.75 Million Settlement for Victims of Pennsylvania “Kids for Cash” Scandal by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Several of the defendants in a “widespread scheme and subversion of the Luzerne County juvenile justice system” in Pennsylvania have agreed to a $17.75 million settlement to resolve a class-action federal lawsuit. …
Article • April 15, 2013
US Court of Appeals Finds for Judge in Gordian Knot of Interests by The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed in August 2012 the district court’s judgment that Judge James DeWeese, presiding in a state action against Edwin Griffeth, a supervised prison releasee, overstepped his authority …
Former Kansas Prisoner Civil Rights Suit Dismissed by 10th Circuit by Derek Gilna The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court decision dismissing the 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 case alleging violations of the Kansas Constitution, the Kansas Tort Claims Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation …
Article • April 15, 2013
Mississippi Judge Suspended 30 Days; Publicly Reprimanded; Fined $500; Assessed $100 Court Cost by On April 13, 2011, the Supreme Court of Mississippi disagreed with Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance recommendation on a formal complaint filed against Lamar County Justice Judge Carol Ann Bustin, who was charged with executing a …
Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013
Alabama Law Meant to Ensure Transparency in Judicial Elections Not Enforced for 16 Years by Derek Gilna An Alabama law that became effective in 1996, designed to remove any appearance of impropriety in the funding of judicial election campaigns, has languished while all three branches of state government have failed …
Article • January 15, 2013 • from PLN January, 2013
Georgia Judge Removed from Bench for Misconduct, Files Lawsuit Claiming Conspiracy by The Georgia Supreme Court has ordered that Catoosa County Magistrate Judge Anthony Peters be permanently removed from the bench, and barred him from ever holding or seeking elected or appointed judicial office in the state of Georgia. The …
Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012
Fifth Circuit Upholds Former Texas State Judge’s Bribery-Related Convictions by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of a former Texas state judge on two counts of wire fraud and one count of making false statements related to bribes he received while in office. After he was elected …
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