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Souter Says He Would Have Retired Even if Obama Lost

Justice David H. Souter told a blogger last weekend that he probably would have announced his retirement even if a Republican had been elected president. A blogger for the Atlantic caught up with Souter on Saturday after he spoke at an Oxford University alumni luncheon in Washington, D.C. Would the…

May 5, 2009 6:47 PM CDT

Should Souter Replacement Be a Judge?

As President Barack Obama mulls possible nominees for the upcoming vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, there’s no shortage of advice about the factors he should taken into consideration. Many have speculated that the president will select a woman to replace Justice David Souter after he retires. However, Obama should…

May 4, 2009 11:36 PM CDT

Highest-Paid NYC Parking Judge is Married to Administrative Agency Official

Despite discrepancies between Allan Patricof’s sign-in book and other time records, the New York City parking judge was properly paid the $110,472 he earned in 2006. Patricof, who racked up 2,315 hours that year—an average of 8.9 hours every weekday of that year, including holidays—put in time at home and…

May 4, 2009 7:34 PM CDT

Retired Pennsylvania Chief Justice Dies

The former chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has died at the age of 65. Ralph Cappy, who joined Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney after his retirement last year, died of an apparent heart attack, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Cappy had recently had heart surgery for blocked arteries. Cappy was…

May 4, 2009 6:33 PM CDT

Judicial Clerkships Becoming More Scarce and More Difficult to Attain

New law grads who think they can find refuge in a government job in a tight employment market may be in for disappointment, according to a career services official at the University of Kansas School of Law. Todd Rogers, assistant dean of career services, told the Kansas City Star that…

May 4, 2009 6:14 PM CDT

Odd Details of Souter’s Life Chronicled, Including Apple Appetite

Unusual details of Justice David H. Souter’s personal life are beginning to emerge, from the way he eats an apple, core and all, to the way he met New Hampshire’s governor—at his hometown’s town dump, something of a place for socializing. The Washington Post and the New York Times both…

May 4, 2009 1:55 PM CDT

Do-Over

After an eight-year pause, the ABA is again vetting possible federal bench nominees

May 2, 2009 12:40 AM CDT

Appeal Over Judge-Prosecutor Affair Should Be Heard, Texas Court Finds

Not quite a year ago, Charles Dean Hood was on the verge of being put to death in Texas when an execution order expired. A few months later, a last-minute appeal was granted within hours of another scheduled execution. Now he seemingly has some likelihood of overturning his conviction, based…

May 1, 2009 11:26 PM CDT

Chicago Judge Jails Lawyer Overnight; Attorney Says Draft Order Set Him Off

A child support hearing in Chicago last week reportedly ended with an attorney for one of the parties being hauled off to spend the night in the Cook County Jail, after the judge objected to the manner in which she had written up his decision-making in a draft order. Nancy…

May 1, 2009 10:15 PM CDT

Delaware Chief Justice Defends Racy E-Mail Video

Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Myron Steele is apologizing to anyone who was offended by a racy video he sent to 38 male acquaintances using his state e-mail account. The video shows two women competing for a man’s attentions by simulating oral sex with a wine bottle, according to the…

May 1, 2009 7:39 PM CDT

Chrysler Hearing Takes Toll on Dewey Associate, But Not Athletic Judge

The bankruptcy judge overseeing the Chrysler case is a marathon runner with experience handling the high-profile reorganizations of Enron and WorldCom. The experience will likely well serve the 62-year-old judge, Arthur Gonzalez, who held his first hearing in the case today in a crowded courtroom. The heat apparently took its…

May 1, 2009 5:40 PM CDT

Justice Souter’s Friends Aren’t Surprised by His Retirement Plans

Justice David H. Souter’s distaste for life in Washington, D.C., has friends expressing little surprise at his reported plans to retire. News of Souter’s plans broke yesterday evening. The liberal justice has “a well-known disdain for the ways of Washington” and travels home to his modest farmhouse in Weare, N.H.,…

May 1, 2009 12:25 PM CDT

Who Will Replace Justice Souter?

In the wake of reports Thursday night that Justice David Souter has told the White House he plans to retire from the Supreme Court, attention will turn immediately to possible picks to replace him. In fact, informed speculation began during the presidential campaign. In the ABA Journal’s November issue, sources…

May 1, 2009 3:23 AM CDT

Justice Souter Reportedly Plans to Retire

U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter has indicated he plans to retire, NBC News and NPR are reporting tonight. Souter, 69, is expected to remain on the bench until a successor has been chosen and confirmed, an early version of NPR’s story reported. A later version said he “is planning…

May 1, 2009 2:15 AM CDT

DOJ and Legal Groups Seek Law Eliminating Cocaine Sentencing Disparities

Representatives of the Judicial Conference of the United States and the American Bar Association joined federal officials today in calling for Congress to enact legislation to reduce sentencing disparities between crimes involving crack cocaine and those involving powder cocaine. In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, a federal…

Apr 30, 2009 12:30 AM CDT

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