Tag Archives: role of judges

Ladies, are you looking for a lawyer? Um…

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Naomi

I’m quite perturbed about this item I saw in the New York Law Journal. Ladies, you might find it perturbing, too: Lawyer Guilty of ‘Touching’ Can Reapply for License Andrew Denney, New York Law Journal May 21, 2015    An … Continue reading →

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Role of the judge: threatening a public defender?

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Naomi

A judicial review panel recommended a four-month suspension for Judge John C. Murphy of Brevard County, who was caught on video last year berating and threatening to assault a public defender. Source: Florida: Judge Faces Suspension Over Threat to Public … Continue reading →

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How not to dress for court? Oh yeah

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Naomi

Kevin Underhill, Lowering the Bar’s maestro, occasionally puts together a collection of short real-life law stories under the heading, Assorted Stupidity. Here’s one in which a judge (in Scotland, but that doesn’t matter) actually–with exquisite courtesy–offers a recommendation to a … Continue reading →

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