Tag: Federal Judges
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CourtsThe Data Shows That Federal Judges Are Going Out Of Their Way To Not Pull An RBG
Doesn't look like Clarence will be stepping down this term, huh?
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 01.04.23
* Class action lawsuit filed against Southwest Airlines over holiday travel meltdown right on schedule… unlike Southwest. [Corporate Counsel]
* Sam Bankman-Fried trial set for October. [New York Law Journal]
* Kasowitz suing Glenn Agre over fees. Glenn Agre partners worked on the matter at Kasowitz before founding Glenn Agre and bringing the work with them. Now that the matter is closed, Glenn Agre earned a success fee and Kasowitz wants a chunk of that. Does Kasowitz pay pro rated bonuses to associates who lateral to other firms mid-year? Because that’s the firm’s logic. [American Lawyer]
* Biden renominates pending judgeship appointments. These nominations may have languished in the last Congress, but there’s now a chance they can get confirmed before the next Speaker. [Reuters]
* DoNotPay, the AI speeding ticket system, is set to defend its first matter in court. [New Scientist]
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CourtsRace Matters: Courtroom Diversity And Diverging Opinions
Wait, you mean to tell me Harvard's Legacy Admissions program isn't a form of affirmative action? -
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CourtsFederal Judge Works Yale Insult Into 'Guerilla Campaign' Against Being Called 'Your Honor'
It's easier to take a swipe at Yale than to make lawyers stop using this title for judges. -
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A Historic Replacement For Ketanji Brown Jackson On The D.C. Circuit
The judge will add more diversity to the appellate bench. 
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CourtsFederal Judge Rescinds Resignation For Stupidest Possible Reason
Or maybe he's going to make the next federal judge uproot his whole life to suit the whims of an elderly man. -
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CourtsFederal Judge Uses Six-Month Prison Sentence As 'Proverbial Two-By-Four Between The Eyes' For Disbarred Attorney
The judge does not seem pleased. -
CourtsFederal Judge Up And Leaves Courtroom Mid-Hearing
Well, that's one way to express how you feel about the argument.
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CourtsNot All Lawyers Want To Be Judges
Being a judge is hard work. Sure, everyone feels obligated to laugh at your jokes, but it's still a lot of hard work. -
Courts, GovernmentCongratulations To The 2021 Bristow Fellows
Plus the law schools and lower-court judges producing the most Bristows. -
Courts, Politics, Supreme CourtWill Justice Breyer Retire? Reading The Clerk Hiring Tea Leaves
Law clerk hiring can offer hints into a justice's retirement plans; what does Justice Breyer's tell us? -
CourtsWoman Claiming To Be Harry Potter Kills Federal Judge In Hit-And-Run Crash
The woman was allegedly intoxicated by bath salts at the time of the crash. -
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How Can Biden Get More Federal Judges On The Bench? Make Senior Status More Appealing
This kind of judicial reform could work -- without making too many waves. -
