Court Administration

A year after ‘tiger mom’ law prof praised Kavanaugh in op-ed, her daughter gets clerkship with him

A year after Yale Law professor Amy Chua wrote an op-ed article praising U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh as a mentor to women, her daughter is beginning a clerkship with him. Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, a Yale Law graduate, begins clerking for Kavanaugh this summer, the Associated Press reports in…

Jun 11, 2019 2:33 PM CDT

Judge engaged in ‘inappropriate and harassing behavior’ toward women, complaint alleges

Cook County Judge Mauricio Araujo “engaged in a pattern of inappropriate and harassing behavior toward women with whom he has interacted in professional settings and in his official judicial capacity,” according to a complaint filed Thursday by the state’s Judicial Inquiry Board. The complaint cites specific incidents in which Araujo…

Jun 7, 2019 2:37 PM CDT

Pop-up court hears minor infractions against New Yorkers; cookies and cat impress defendant

New Yorkers charged with minor offenses by city agencies have a chance to minimize their travel time by visiting a pop-up court closer to home. New York City’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings rolled out its pop-up court initiative last year, according to a press release. The idea was…

Jun 4, 2019 3:59 PM CDT

Virus leads to takedown of city’s court system website and e-filing

Philadelphia’s court system website and e-filing have been shut down since May 21 to safeguard against a virus found on a limited number of computers. Law firms are going old-school, using couriers and paper to file lawsuits and other court documents, the Legal Intelligencer reports. The website takedown has made…

Jun 3, 2019 2:49 PM CDT

16% of Americans think Clarence Thomas is chief justice, ABA civics survey finds

In a new survey, the ABA highlighted gaps in Americans’ knowledge of history and government as part of the ABA Survey of Civic Literacy 2019, the first comprehensive survey of its kind by the association. The results of the nationwide poll of 1,000 people were released Wednesday to mark Law Day, a national event established by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1958 to recognize the country’s commitment to the rule of law.

May 1, 2019 6:00 AM CDT

Judge faces obstruction of justice charges; ICE says she helped immigrant evade courthouse arrest

A Newton District Court judge and a state court officer are facing criminal charges for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the courthouse in April 2018.

Apr 25, 2019 3:35 PM CDT

Criminal defense attorney and judge settle suit over alleged retaliation involving recording

A Houston criminal defense attorney who recorded a Galveston County judge saying he “overworks” cases and lacks experience has settled his lawsuit against the judge. In March 2018, Andrew Willey sued Judge Jack Ewing of the Galveston County Court at Law No. 3 for allegedly retaliating against him by refusing…

Apr 23, 2019 4:09 PM CDT

Newly elected judge accidentally resigns; county commissioners appoint replacement

Updated: Judge Bill McLeod of Harris County, Texas, didn’t realize his announced ambition to run for a higher office had triggered a state constitutional provision that considers such revelations to constitute an automatic resignation. McLeod was a civil court judge for less than three months when he filed paperwork to…

Apr 10, 2019 9:02 AM CDT

A year after ‘tiger mom’ law prof praised Kavanaugh in op-ed, her daughter gets clerkship with him

Judge engaged in ‘inappropriate and harassing behavior’ toward women, complaint alleges

Pop-up court hears minor infractions against New Yorkers; cookies and cat impress defendant

Virus leads to takedown of city’s court system website and e-filing

16% of Americans think Clarence Thomas is chief justice, ABA civics survey finds

Judge faces obstruction of justice charges; ICE says she helped immigrant evade courthouse arrest

Criminal defense attorney and judge settle suit over alleged retaliation involving recording

Newly elected judge accidentally resigns; county commissioners appoint replacement

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