Judges

18 Questions To Ask When Hiring A Divorce Lawyer

Henry Gornbein | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Likes Women, Divorce, Attitude, Judges, Experience, Hourly Rate, Trials, Retainer, Practice, Likes Men, How Long, Mediations, Billing, Divorce Attorney, Divorce News

If you are contemplating a divorce or your spouse is on the verge of serving you with divorce papers, you should immediately contact a divorce lawyer. At the initial consultation, there are several important questions that you should ask.

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The Pulitzer Judges Were Dead Wrong

Warren Adler | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Authors, Publishing, Judges, Books, Writing, Fiction, Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize 2012, Pulitzer Prizes, Books News

Not one book was worthy? Does it follow that, in the opinion of the judges, the reading public last year was short-changed on the quality of what was on offer?

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Are Women Morally Different From Men?

Psychology Today | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Moral Outlook, Moral Values, Supreme Court, Gender Differences, Ethical Decisions, Judges, Men Women Differences, Womens Judgement, Women News

With Barack Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan, the United States Supreme Court is likely to have more women than ever before. Some wonder whether the ...

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Judge Cebull: 'Resign'

Rep. Hank Johnson | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Email, Obama Racism, Racism, U.S. Courts, Judges, President Obama, Richard Cebull Obama, Richard Cebull, Bv-Politics, Politics News

There is no place for a federal judge who uses racist, divisive language.

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Should Miami Celebrate Its Lawyers?

Spencer Aronfeld | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Homeless, Law Students, Lawyers, State Attorneys General, Judges, Public Defender, Minorities, Miami News

At this time, when the public perception of lawyers is understandably at an all-time low, the not-for-profit Lawyers to the Rescue has identified several South Florida lawyers who have set a new standard for their commitment to public service.

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Florida Primary May Save Federal Judges From Newt

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 01.30.2012

WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich's lackluster performance in Thursday night's debate darkened the already dim chances of seeing Justice Anthony Kennedy hau...

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Poetic Justice: Rhyming Judge Pens Insurance Fraud Opinion

AP | By MARC LEVY | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Rhyming, Video, Rhyming Judge, Pennsylvania, Weird Pennsylvania, Justice J. Michael Eakin, Judges, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Weird News News

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- This judge's rulings, for better or worse, are poetic justice because they're in verse. A state Supreme Court justice known for op...

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Newt Gingrich Pushes Truly Radical Idea

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Iowa, Judges, Ron Paul, Judicial Elections, Rick Santorum, Bob Vander Plaats, Elections 2012, Evangelicals, Campaign Finance, Video, Republican Primary, Newt Gingrich 2012, 2012 Election, Iowa Caucuses, Rick Santorum 2012, Ron Paul 2012, Newt Gingrich, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In Thursday night's Republican presidential debate, the Fox News moderators announced that they would ask one question that had not been...

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Why We Need an Independent Judiciary

Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Judiciary, Law, Lawyers, Judges, Independent Judiciary, Politics News

Let's stand up for one of our most precious monuments -- our judiciary -- as a place of integrity and independence, and as a refuge for those in our society who seek to enforce rights and protect freedoms. Our liberty depends on it.

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Jurists' Personal Lives Should Remain So

Fred Silberberg | Posted 02.08.2012

Since when we have ever required judges to disclose the details of the personal lives in such a manner? On what basis does one's sexual orientation affect his or her ability to determine the legality of matters?

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Shameful: Partisan Politics Block Another Highly Qualified Judicial Nominee

Debra L. Ness | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Obama Judicial Nominees, Women, Senate, Judicial Nominations, Judges, Caitlin Halligan, Politics News

If an eminently qualified nominee like Caitlin Halligan cannot get an up-or-down vote in the Senate, how will any future nominee be seriously considered? And how will the nation get out of the judicial crisis we are facing?

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Citigroup Settlement Tossed: Judge Tells SEC To Get It Together

HuffingtonPost.com | Loren Berlin | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Subprime Mortgages, Judges, Supreme Court Ruling, Thanksgiving, Mortgage Crisis, Mortgage Bonds, Jed Rackoff, Securities and Exchange Commission, Citigroup, Business News

In a potentially precedent setting ruling on Monday, a federal judge in New York tossed out a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commissio...

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Women on the Federal Courts: An Update

Marcia D. Greenberger | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Nannette Jolivette Brown, Jennifer Guerin Zipps, Federal Courts, Nancy Torresen, Marina Garcia Marmolejo, Judicial Nominee, Senate, Judges, Politics News

Recently, the Senate confirmed six judicial nominees, four of whom were women. Not only did the confirmation bring the total number of women confirmed during the Obama Administration to 50 (47% of all confirmed nominees), but two broke glass ceilings in their jurisdictions.

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Will Obama's Judicial Nominees Be Delayed or Denied Justice?

Debbie Hines | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Women, President Obama, Senate, Senate Judiciary Committee, Judges, Diversity, African Americans, Republicans, Politics News

We should demand no less from the Senate than to give judicial nominees their due process. The unprecedented delay benefits no one who cares for justice.

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In Tennessee, a Choice: Should Judges Be Elected or Appointed?

Todd Brewster | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Judges, Election, Tennessee, Tennessee Plan, Politics News

The Tennessee Plan has been tested in the state's courts and survived constitutional scrutiny there. But those who oppose it insist that no panel of judges would rule against a plan that would subject them, and other judges, to public approval.

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Is It Time to Take Away My Right to Vote... For Judicial Candidates?

Jessica Levinson | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Judges, Harvey Silberman, Judges Elections, Elected Judges, Judicial Elections, Judge Elections, Politics News

Can we count on judges to be truly independent, to make decisions only based only on the law, and not based on politics and/or what is popular, if they must stand before the public every few years in order to keep their jobs?

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G.W. Bush-Appointed Judge Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Obama's Health Care Reform Law

Elizabeth B. Wydra | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Conservatives, Judges, George W. Bush, Affordable Care Act, Individual Mandate, Constitution, Health Care, Barack Obama, Politics News

For the first time since Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a Republican-appointed judge has voted to uphold Congress's power to enact the health care reform law, including the minimum coverage provision.

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The Crux of Divorce Decisions is The Smell Test

Terri Weiss | Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Divorce Court, Lawyers, Clients, Child Custody, Divorce, Judges, Divorce News

The decision and order are out. Your lawyer flips to the last page, the only one that really matters...

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10 Most Bizarre Judges in Court

Oddee.com | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Weird Judges, Contempt of Court, Weird Crime, Judges, Most Bizarre Judges, Strange Judges, Weird News News

For some judges, disorder in the court is more common than order. How else can you explain a judge who jailed a man for six months for yawning loud...

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Debtors' Prison in 2011

Wall Street Journal | JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt, Sue, Capital One, Debtors' Prison, Judges, Debt Collection Industry, Ftc, Borrowers, Regulators, Encore Capital Group, Federal Trade Commission, Lawmakers, Arrest Warrants, Business News

Some lawmakers, judges and regulators are trying to rein in the U.S. debt-collection industry's use of arrest warrants to recoup money owed by borrowe...

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The Passing of a Drug Reform Hero: Retired Judge Jerome Marks

Anthony Papa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Breaking Politics News, Rockefeller Drug Laws, Criminal Justice, Justice, Politicians, Judges, New York News

There are heroes and then there are heroes. My good friend Judge Jerry Marks, a former New York Supreme Court Justice, was a hero's hero.

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What Do Divorce Court Judges Want?

Henry Gornbein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Court Appearance, Dressing Appropriately for Court, Court, Court Procedures, Divorce, Judges, Slidepollajax, Divorce News

Going through a divorce is one of the most traumatic events in anyone's life. The legal system is confusing, to say the least. In a divorce everyone...

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The F Word: Corruption and Inequality Begin at Home

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Corruption, West Virginia, Massey Energy, Class War, Judges, Massey, Economy, Crony Capitalism, Grit Tv, Coal, Injustice, Judicial, Laura Flanders, Don Blankenship, Glenn Greenwald, Grittv, Revolution, Inequality, Politics News

The U.S. media seems to have found a new language for the economy. There's been talk of "solidarity" and even "class war." The only problem? They're talking about Egypt.

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1st Transgender U.S. Trial Judge Elected

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Victoria Kolakowski Transgender Judge, Transgender Judge California, Victoria Kolakowski Judge, Transgender Judge, Judges, Victoria Kolakowski, Transgender Rights, California, Los Angeles News

OAKLAND, Calif. — A 49-year-old California patent lawyer has been elected as the nation's first openly transgender trial judge. Alameda County ...

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Unfinished Business: 19 Judicial Nominations Left Unconfirmed by 111th Congress

Nan Aron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 111th Congress, Senate, Senate Judiciary Committee, Judges, President Obama, Judicial Nominations, Judicial Activism, Obama Judicial Nominations, Politics News

As a result of unprecedented Republican political gamesmanship, President Obama ends the first half of his first term with a smaller percentage of his nominees confirmed than any previous president.

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