Judicial ethics code applies to social networking, ABA panel says 
Published: March 7, 2013
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, ethics, Judges, social media, social networking, technology
Judges must follow the ethics rules governing social relationships and contacts when engaged in electronic social networking, an American Bar Association committee has made clear in a new ethics opinion.
New subcommittee focuses on bankruptcy, courts
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: February 6, 2013
Tags: courts, Judges, litigation, Senate Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee has created a new subcommittee focused on federal courts and the bankruptcy litigation system.
Calif. justices adopt changes to judicial ethics code
Published: November 28, 2012
Tags: campaign contributions, Code of Judicial Ethics, ethics, ex parte communication, Judges, legal ethics
The justices of the California Supreme Court have unanimously adopted amendments to the state’s judicial code of ethics, addressing a wide array of subjects ranging from ex parte communication to campaign contributions.
Utah judge faces discipline for excessive earnings
Published: November 14, 2012
Tags: attorney discipline, Judges, judicial compensation
A Utah judge is facing disciplinary action for violating a state rule limiting judicial compensation.
Calif. family law judges ‘flooded’ with cases
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: August 3, 2010
Tags: caseload, Judges
California’s family court judges typically hear 30 cases per day, with an average caseload of more than 2,500 cases annually, according to a report on the family court system in the state.
Utah considers ethics rules on lawyer speech
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: June 23, 2010
Tags: ethics, First Amendment, freedom of speech, Judges
The state of Utah is considering an ethics rule that would bar lawyers from knowingly making false statements about the judicial system.
Report: Judge shouldn’t lose job for closing court
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: January 21, 2010
Tags: Judges, judicial misconduct
An embattled Texas judge who closed her court before a death-row inmate could file his final appeal should not lose her job or receive any further punishment beyond the “public humiliation” she has faced, a judge presiding over her ethics trial said in a report released Wednesday.
Lawyers criticizing judges
By:
Thomas Spahn
Published: May 11, 2009
Tags: ethics, Judges
Litigators occasionally feel frustrated about how judges treat them or their clients. But how far can they go in expressing it? As in so many other ethics contexts, it is easy to see both sides of the issue, says Lawyers USA Columnist Thomas Spahn.
Judicial Conference revises Code of Conduct
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: March 17, 2009
Tags: ethics, Judges
WASHINGTON - The policymaking body for the federal judiciary adopted the first substantial revisions to the Code of Conduct covering federal judges and members of the federal courts’ bar since 1992.
So, you want to be a judge?
By:
Reni Gertner
Published: January 19, 2009
Tags: 20 things, Judges
You’ve litigated many cases, always wondering what it might be like in the judge’s chair. And now you think you want to bring your own legal experience to the bench.
But do you have – or even know – what it takes?
