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Judicial Misconduct
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Judges and Facebook
The Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board has filed a complaint alleging misconduct by a Magisterial District Judge.One charge involves the alleged use of a Facebook page where she is depicted in…
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Double Parked On April Fools Day
The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct has admonished a judgeThe Complaint alleged that on April 1, 2022, respondent asserted her judicial status to a school safety officer while attempting…
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The Mean Streets Of Batavia
The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct has ordered an agreed censure of a "relatively new" town court justice.Charge I of the Complaint alleged from December 2020 through April 2021,…
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Probate Judge Suspended
The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered a 45-day suspension of a judgeWe find that Respondent, the Honorable Jason A. Cichowicz, Judge of the St. Joseph Probate Court, engaged in judicial…
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Disbarment Proposed For Misconduct As Judicial Clerk
A Louisiana Hearing Committee found that a judicial clerk had provided confidential information to a litigant despite the recusal of her judge and herself and in violation of the law.ChargesThe…
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The Fiery Lake Of Burning Sulpher
The Michigan Supreme Court has adopted in part the findings and proposed sanction of the Judicial Tenure Commission of a now-former judgeWe adopt in part the recommendations made by the…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
SCC judge Russell Brown retiring immediately after allegations about behaviour at Arizona resort
Decision to leave ends Canadian Judicial Council investigation into matter
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Censurable Conduct
A discipline summary from the web page of the Colorado Presiding Disciplinary JudgeThe Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties’ stipulation to discipline and publicly censured Lance Phillip Timbreza (attorney registration…
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Sanction Sought For Parkland Shooting Judge
A public reprimand has been proposed for the judge who presided over the Parkland shooting caseThe Investigative Panel of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission ["the Commission") served a Notice of…
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Statements Draw Suspension
An Arizona Hearing Panel has ordered a one-year suspension for an attorney's statements in defending a criminal case.The complaintThe State Bar’s complaint alleges the following general categories of misconduct: (1)…