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Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Ninth Circuit Judge Who Co-Authored “Torture Memos” Discloses Receipt of $3.4 Million in Legal and Consulting Help by In October 2011, the National Law Journal reported that Jay Bybee, a conservative federal judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, had accepted $3.4 million in legal and consulting help from …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
California Federal Judge Denies Habeas Petitions after Sitting on Them for Years by A federal judge’s treatment of prisoner habeas petitions gives new meaning to the old adage that justice delayed is justice denied. U.S. District Court Judge Percy Anderson, who was named to the federal judiciary in 2002 by …
Article • July 15, 2012
Oregon "Magistrate Mental Illness Hold" Invalid; Judge, Prosecutor & Defense Attorney Face Ethics Complaints by Oregon "Magistrate Mental Illness Hold" Invalid; Judge, Prosecutor & Defense Attorney Face Ethics Complaints An Oregon judge issued a permanent "magistrate mental illness hold," indefinitely committing a man, without authority to do so. Now a …
Article • June 15, 2012
Minnesota: Removal Not Required where Judge's Spouse is Employed by Prosecutor's Office by In September 2011, the Minnesota Supreme Court held that cause for removal of a judge presiding over a case does not exist solely because the judge's spouse is employed by the office of the prosecutor. William Jacobs, …
Pennsylvania Businessman Sentenced to 18 Months in “Kids for Cash” Kickback Scandal by In November 2011, a Pennsylvania U.S. District Court sentenced the former owner of two for-profit juvenile detention centers to 18 months in prison for his role in a kickback scheme that included two judges. The scandal, involving …
Article • May 15, 2012 • from PLN May, 2012
New Mexico Judge Arrested for Raping Prostitute by New Mexico State District Judge Albert S. “Pat” Murdoch – the chief criminal court judge in Albuquerque – was arrested on July 19, 2011 and charged with criminal sexual penetration and intimidation of a witness. According to the criminal complaint, a detective …
Washington Supreme Court Reverses Judge's Indigency Status Denial by The En Banc Washington state Supreme Court reversed a lower court's denial of a judge's motion for indigency status. Soon after he was elected to the Pierce County Superior Court Bench, Judge Michael A. Hecht was convicted of felony harassment and …
Brief • March 13, 2012
Kirkland v. DiLeo, NJ, Complaint, Judicial Misconduct, 2012 03/13/2012 08:47 AM 5C8EB 97697 Min t D4c166 e riEtied B26.21802228Piltje agel 8 difatje gt6B947 12aw021X246- Michael P. Rubas, Esq. (MPR8484) DI MAGGIO & RUBAS, LLC 100 Morris Avenue, Suite 103 Springfield, New Jersey 07081 (973) 258-9100 M ichael@Dimaggio-Ruhas.corn Attorneys for Plaintiffs …
Article • November 15, 2011 • from PLN November, 2011
Former Judges in “Cash for Kids” Scandal Sentenced by Derek Gilna Two former Pennsylvania state court judges who were accused by federal prosecutors of running a multi-million dollar scheme to send juvenile offenders to privately-run prisons in exchange for bribes have been sentenced. Former judge Mark A. Ciavarella, Jr., 62, …
Article • November 15, 2011
Judicial Conference Committee Disciplines Federal Judge for Membership in Discriminatory Country Club by Alex Friedmann In May 2011, PLN reported that the Sixth Circuit Judicial Council, on a vote of 10 to 8, had dismissed a misconduct complaint filed against a federal judge in Tennessee who was accused of being …
Prosecutors Who Commit Misconduct Are Rarely Disciplined by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Prosecutors have a great deal of power and discretion. They choose whether to prosecute a case, what charges to file against a defendant and what plea bargain to offer. They can influence the court when imposing sentence …
Article • July 15, 2011
Following Federal Court Practice, Florida State Courts Begin Secret Dockets by While court dockets and files are required to be open for public viewing under the U.S. Constitution, more and more courts are disregarding that provision and hiding selected case from the public’s view. In some cases, the matter totally …
Sixth Circuit OK’s Federal Judge’s Membership in Racist and Sexist Country Club by On April 8, 2011, on a vote of 10 to 8, the Judicial Council of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals adopted the recommendation of the Council’s Standing Investigating Committee and dismissed a complaint filed against a …
Article • March 15, 2011
Washington Supreme Court Rejects Judge’s Effort to Bar Public Release of Investigative Report by The Supreme Court of Washington state affirmed a lower court’s release of an investigative report concerning a hostile work environment created by Federal Way Municipal Court Judge Michael Morgan. A Federal Way, Washington, Municipal Court employee …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
Georgia: Flurry of Judicial Resignations Highlights Secrecy Behind Investigations by David Reutter by David M. Reutter At least 21 Georgia judges have been disciplined by the state’s Judicial Qualifications Committee (JQC) or have resigned amid allegations of unethical conduct since April 2008. The high rate of action by the JQC …
Brief • January 19, 2011
McGiverin SBT Grievance Form against Judge Keller, TX, judicial complaints, 2011 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL STATE BAR OF TEXAS GRIEVANCE FORM I. GENERAL INFORMATION Before you fill out this paperwork, there may be a faster way to resolve the issue you are currently having with an attorney. If …
Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010
Former Florida Judge Profiting from Probation Classes that State Offers for Free by Utilizing the connections he made as a judge in Florida’s Hillsborough County over a 19-year period, Robert Bonanno is building a business that offers classes to people on probation. What he provides for a fee is the …
Brief • October 27, 2010
Fields v. City of Chicago, IL, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2010 Case: 1:10-cv-01168 Document #: 105 Filed: 10/27/10 Page 1 of 37 PageID #:646 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION NATHSON E. FIELDS, Plaintiff, ) ) ) v. ) ) CITY OF CHICAGO; ) COUNTY OF …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Tennessee Judge Facing Misconduct Charges Tries to Depose Disciplinary Counsel by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Cocke County, Tennessee General Sessions Judge John A. Bell, while facing a judicial misconduct complaint, sought to depose Joseph S. Daniel, disciplinary counsel for the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary, in February 2010. Bell …
Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010
Texas Judge Sharon “Killer” Keller Receives Sanctions by by Matt Clarke On January 20, 2010, San Antonio judge David A. Berchelmann, Jr., acting as a special master for the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct, issued findings of fact in a disciplinary complaint against Sharon Keller, the presiding judge of …
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