Judge of the Day: Jay Spechler
The fabulous Monica Goodling — if you’re on Facebook, join her fan club — isn’t the only person being accused of anti-lesbian bias these days. From the Daily Business Review (via JAABlog): A longtime...
View ArticleNationwide Layoff Watch: The Connecticut State Judiciary
Layoffs at law firms have slowed to a trickle (although we still hear the occasional rumor; email us with your tips). In the public sector, however, layoffs continue — and may even accelerate, as state...
View ArticleA Conservative’s Worst Nightmare: Justice Goodwin Liu?
Goodwin Liu, the Berkeley law professor whose nomination to the Ninth Circuit fell victim to a filibuster, is getting a nice consolation prize. Governor Jerry Brown just nominated Professor Liu to the...
View ArticleA Recap of Hurricane Tropical Storm Irene
Hurricane Irene: She came. She saw. She blew. She sucked? In the wake of Hurricane Irene, people have been expressing their displeasure with the way this natural disaster panned out. After days of...
View ArticleCongratulations to Justice Goodwin Liu!
Congratulations to Goodwin Liu — until today Professor Liu, but after today, Justice Liu. In July, California Governor Jerry Brown nominated the 40-year-old Liu, a law professor at Boalt Hall, to serve...
View ArticleJudge of the Day: Banned from the Bench(Not that she spent much time on it...
Earlier this year, we brought you the story of Judge Rae Lee Chabot, a state court judge in Michigan. Judge Chabot was accused of taking three-hour lunch breaks and long shopping trips to the Gap, in...
View ArticleBehind the Music, Behind the Bench: Meet Judge Jay Stewart
Wielding power and oozing prestige, judges can be thought of as “rock stars of the law.” But some judges are, in a more literal sense, rock stars. Several judges around the country possess impressive...
View ArticleWhen Trying To Determine The Most Senior Judge, Even Counting Can Be A Racial...
Louisiana Supreme Court thinks one judge's tenure doesn't count as much as the others...
View ArticleJudge of the Day: From the Bench to the Big House?
A state supreme court justice just got convicted of multiple felonies. What did she do?
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