Judges’ character references to AGC raise ethics concerns

November 11, 2020 Comments Off on Judges’ character references to AGC raise ethics concerns

Judges may not write letters to the Attorney Grievance Commission attesting to the character of their ex-law clerks or other former lawyer-employees facing ethical complaints, lest the jurists’ messages be viewed as applying undue pressure on the lawyer-dominated disciplinary panel, ...

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Commission recommends Nance’s removal from Baltimore bench

October 18, 2017 1 Comment

A Maryland judge has not been removed from office as a disciplinary measure in more than 30 years, but that could change if the Court of Appeals follows the state judicial discipline panel’s recommendation about a Baltimore judge. The Maryland ...

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Judges’ character references to AGC raise ethics concerns

Commission recommends Nance’s removal from Baltimore bench