Wednesday, February 7, 2024

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 tests as part of a probe into her mental fitness, saying she hadn't shown good cause for not complying.

Bloomberg Law has Newman Suspension Appeal Denied by Judicial Conference Panel

The Committee on Judicial Conduct's memdispo is here.

Yesterday's DJ had Exceptionally Appealing's column Let’s party: Federal courts and the party presentation doctrine

The AJEI presents Advanced Judicial Writing (April 8-1 in Reno). Offered only once every five years, Advanced Judicial Writing is an intensive, four-day course for judges and court-connected personnel (such as staff attorneys who write opinions). The focus of this course is a concentrated study of the rules of English composition as they apply to legal writing.