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Judicial Misconduct
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Legal Profession Blog
Bully Pulpit
The Akron Beacon Journal reported on a recent proposed two-year suspension of a judge from the Ohio Board on Professional Conduct.The Board further recommends he be suspended from judicial office.The…
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Macon Place
The Missouri Supreme Court ordered a suspension without reinstatement for at least two years for a former judge's misconduct in an unsuccessful reelection campaign in Macon CountyA reprimand was imposed…
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The Scoop
The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended a judge for one week without payWe find that Respondent—the Honorable Jeffrey F. Meade, Judge of the Gibson Circuit Court—engaged in judicial misconduct by…
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Judge Resigns
The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct reports that a Surrogate's Court judge has resigned in the face of pending misconduct allegationsJudge Thompson was charged in May 2022 with a…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Intentionally False and Egregious
Schnur v Balestriere 2022 NY Slip Op 05297 [208 AD3d 1117] September 27, 2022 Appellate Division, First Department is an uncommon result in a CPLR 3211 motion to dismiss a…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
A judiciary Law 487 Claim Granted on Default
Successfully pleaded Judiciary Law § 487 claims are not a given. Default judgments are even rarer, but here is one example. In Ezra Huber & Assoc., P.C. v Genevieve Lane…
Legal Profession Blog
A Stationary Offense Draws Admonition
A press release from the New York Commission on Judicial Conduct describes a recent admonitionIn May 2020, Judge Aronian completed two Character Reference Letters on behalf of his court clerk…
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Unarrested Development
The Indiana Supreme Court has reprimanded a prosecutor who exercised his influence for the benefit of his sonAt all relevant times, Respondent was the Wells County elected prosecutor. In the…
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Bike Rental Dispute Leads To Judicial Misconduct Charges
A dispute over rented bicycles has led to charges of judicial misconduct before the Michigan Judicial Tenure CommissionRespondent attended a judicial conference on Mackinac Island on August 20, 2019.Respondent rented…
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Illinois Sanctions
Summaries of decisions entered yesterday by the Illinois Supreme Court includeMr. Duebbert, a former circuit court judge in St. Clair County who was licensed in 1990, was suspended for one…