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Judicial Misconduct
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JURIST
Wisconsin judge convicted of felony obstruction for interference in ICE arrest
By Ben Golin | U. Nevada School Of Law, US
A federal jury on Thursday found Wisconsin circuit court judge Hannah Dugan guilty of felony obstruction charges stemming from her supposed interference in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) courthouse…
Southern California Appellate News
Marray CJP hearing vacated
The DJ has Misconduct hearing for retired justice is vacated -- The Commission on Judicial Performance vacated Monday's scheduled hearing for retired justice William J. Murray Jr., a move that often…
Legal Profession Blog
Ex Parte Contacts Draw Reprimand Of Judge
A Michigan hearing panel has reprimanded a judge who had been charged with several counts of misconductOn October 2, 2024, the Grievance Administrator filed a six-count formal complaint against respondent…
Legal Profession Blog
What Happened In Nashville
A single justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court found no basis to disturb a finding that a (now former) judge had engaged in "minor misconduct" warranting an admonitionThe Board…
Legal Profession Blog
Drinking On The Job
The Tennessee Supreme Court has suspended an attorney for misconduct as a judicial magistrateEffective August 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of Tennessee suspended Ray Hal Jenkins from the practice of…
Simple Justice
Bondi Beggars Belief
The flip side of grievances filed against the useful idiots who have chosen to remain in Trump’s Justice Department at the risk of their integrity was Attorney General Pam Bondi’s…
Legal Profession Blog
Suspension Proposed For Ohio Judge
Cleveland.com covers on a recent report and recommendation involving misconduct allegations against a Cleveland judgeThe Ohio Board of Professional Conduct has recommended a two-year suspension, one year stayed, for Judge…
Legal Profession Blog
Out Of School
The New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct has charged a part-time municipal court judge with misconductRespondent, while presiding over three truancy matters in Bound Brook Municipal Court,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Department of Justice files misconduct complaint against Chief DC Judge James Boasberg
Today at my direction, @TheJusticeDept filed a misconduct complaint against U.S. District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg for making improper public comments about President Trump and his Administration.These comments have…
Legal Profession Blog
A Manic Episode
The Colorado Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved a stipulation to discipline and has suspended an attorney for three monthsIn January 2024, Walters spoke loudly and made a scene in the hallway…