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Judicial Misconduct
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Judge Suspended
The North Carolina Supreme Court has suspended a General Court of Justice, District Court Division judge for 120 days without compensationOur guidepost in determining the appropriate sanctions is the impact…
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Without Provocation Or Proof
The Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct has publicly reprimanded a judge for "injudicious comments" in a post conviction proceeding about Shelby County's former District Attorney General and the former judge…
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Judge Walks On Misconduct Allegations
The Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission affirmed the dismissal of allegations brought against a judge charged with misconduct as a prosecutorThe Master issued a well-reasoned report with a legally sound conclusion…
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Outsized
A former judge who had been retired from office has been suspended for one year by the New Jersey Supreme Court for his contact with the employee of a physician-client. Effective…
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Judge Newman's suspension upheld
Law360 reports Judge Newman's Suspension Upheld By US Panel The national panel that reviews judicial misconduct cases on Wednesday affirmed Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's suspension for refusing to undergo medical…
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The Hung Judge
A town court judge should be removed from office, according to a decision of the New York Commission on Judicial ConductRespondent, Randy A. Hall, a Justice of the Dickinson Town…
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Judge’s Internet Search Draws Reprimand
The Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct has issued a public reprimand of a Rutherford County judge for misconduct in presiding over a case involving the value of a cut down…
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Nice Work If You Can It
A former judge has been barred from future judicial office by the Vermont Judicial Conduct BoardThe Judicial Conduct Board found that respondent Patricia Duff violated Canon 1, Rules 1.1, 1.2…
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In (Stalled) Camera
The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct has proposed the removal of a town justiceThe Complaint alleged, inter alia, that from approximately September 2020 to February 2022, in connection with…
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Judge Suspended Without Pay
A judge has been suspended by the Ohio Supreme COurt in an opinion summarized by Dan TrevasThe Supreme Court of Ohio suspended Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Daniel Gaul from…