Court Administration

Elected court clerk says she was wrongly ousted over ‘unintentional rear-end dial’

An elected court clerk in Franklin County, North Carolina, is appealing her ouster from office following what her lawyer calls “an unintentional rear-end dial.”

Feb 13, 2023 11:51 AM CST

Confederate symbols should be removed from courthouses, ABA House says

Confederate memorabilia “and other symbols of racial and ethnic bias” should be removed from facilities where court proceedings are held, according to a resolution passed Monday by the ABA House of Delegates.

Feb 6, 2023 5:40 PM CST

SCOTUS justices were questioned but not implicated in Dobbs leak probe; some are concerned about double standard

Investigators questioned U.S. Supreme Court justices as they probed the leak of a draft opinion overturning the right to abortion, but the justices were not required to sign affidavits, the official who oversaw the probe said Friday.

Jan 23, 2023 10:09 AM CST

Who leaked Dobbs? SCOTUS investigators don’t know, despite 97 employee interviews and forensic sleuthing

The U.S. Supreme Court can’t identify who leaked Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overturning the right to abortion to Politico in May 2022, according to a report released Thursday.

Jan 19, 2023 3:11 PM CST

Judge ruled on traffic citations before hearing date to cover for planned absence, ethics complaint alleges

A municipal judge in Philadelphia is accused of trying to cover for her upcoming absence by ruling on traffic citations before the scheduled hearing date, marking some ticketed people as “guilty in absentia.”

Dec 20, 2022 12:11 PM CST

Congress passes bills to protect judges, remove statue of Dred Scott decision author

ABA President Deborah Enix-Ross is applauding Congress for passing a bill intended to keep federal judges safe by banning disclosure of their personal information.

Dec 19, 2022 8:46 AM CST

Many federal judges want clerkship diversity but say the topic is rarely addressed in court, new study says

In a recent study of federal appellate judges, many indicated that they had difficulties hiring Black law clerks. Black jurists, who make up less than one-eighth of the federal appellate courts, hired more than half of the Black clerks.

Dec 2, 2022 12:53 PM CST

Lawyer and co-defendant behind robocalls with false ballot information are ordered to register voters

An Ohio judge has ordered a lawyer and a co-defendant to register voters in Washington, D.C., for sending robocalls with false information about mail-in ballots to minority neighborhoods in Cleveland before the 2020 presidential election.

Dec 1, 2022 1:01 PM CST

Georgetown Law launches fellowship program to improve public access to courts through technology

The Georgetown University Law Center plans to embed technology experts in state, local and tribal courts in September 2023 through a fellowship program intended to help improve court processes and public access to justice.

Nov 29, 2022 1:23 PM CST

Lawyers struggle to make headway with growing immigrant backlog

The virtual courtroom of immigration Judge Thomas Mulligan of New York City’s Varick Street court was not exactly a well-oiled machine on a recent August morning. The judge was occupied with master calendar hearings, the docket where respondents—they would be called “defendants” in other settings—acknowledged and answered the government’s charges.

Nov 23, 2022 11:29 AM CST

Elected court clerk says she was wrongly ousted over ‘unintentional rear-end dial’

Confederate symbols should be removed from courthouses, ABA House says

SCOTUS justices were questioned but not implicated in Dobbs leak probe; some are concerned about double standard

Who leaked Dobbs? SCOTUS investigators don’t know, despite 97 employee interviews and forensic sleuthing

Judge ruled on traffic citations before hearing date to cover for planned absence, ethics complaint alleges

Congress passes bills to protect judges, remove statue of Dred Scott decision author

Many federal judges want clerkship diversity but say the topic is rarely addressed in court, new study says

Lawyer and co-defendant behind robocalls with false ballot information are ordered to register voters

Georgetown Law launches fellowship program to improve public access to courts through technology

Lawyers struggle to make headway with growing immigrant backlog

Lawyer’s testimony about client’s threat to ‘bust a cap’ in prosecutor warrants reversal, appeals court says

Court reporter is ordered to meet deadline or go to jail, with her equipment, until work is done

Past PACER users would each get at least $350 in refunds under lawsuit settlement

Suspended judge is accused of trying to stop report that he walked around courthouse in underwear

Law firms, courts deal with aftermath of Hurricane Ian

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