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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas criticized some in the judiciary for veering into the role of legislators and politicians.
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Read More »Clarence Thomas criticizes judges for veering into politics
Eastern Shore judge on leave is subject of investigation
An Eastern Shore judge on paid leave is the subject of an ongoing investigation.
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Read More »‘I should not have said that. Are there cameras in here?’: Judges disciplined for remarks in 2020
From calling a defendant an addict to making sexist remarks about a clerk, U.S. judges made — and were punished for — some outrageous comments in 2020.
Read More »Hogan appoints 2 to bench in Carroll, Montgomery counties
In filling two judicial vacancies Friday, Gov. Larry Hogan appointed a Westminster attorney to the Carroll County bench who was previously appointed but unseated in an election last year. Richard R. Titus was appointed in 2016 to the Carroll County ...
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Read More »Gallagher confirmed to U.S. District Court seat
After being nominated twice, and after months of waiting, Judge Stephanie Gallagher was confirmed to the U.S. District Court in Baltimore by the Senate Wednesday. Gallagher, who has been a magistrate judge with the court since 2011, fills a vacancy ...
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Read More »One cause of the Kavanaugh mess: Lifetime tenure for justices
Both sides were feverishly determined to succeed because the stakes in this fight were so high – too high, in my view.
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Read More »Time to change judicial elections
Although we will never have a perfect election system, our system of electing for circuit court judges (the only judicial level that requires a non-retention election) can improve drastically.
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Read More »Trump installing conservative judges at a record pace
President Donald Trump's second year in office is proving to be his most successful yet in seeing through his promise to remake the federal judiciary.
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Read More »The challenge of judging judges
We are in the midst of an increased willingness of lawyers and litigants to use the judicial discipline commission to air their legitimate and illegitimate grievances.
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Read More »Judge in Stanford rape case fights recall
Judge Aaron Persky says he would handle the sexual assault case of former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner the same way today as he did almost two years ago, though it's the reason he is the target of a recall election Tuesday and has become the self-described "most hated man on the internet."
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