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🌟 Did you know? Supreme Court Justices hold one of the highest judicial roles in the United States, appointed for life. They are nominated by the President and must be confirmed by the Senate. 🏛️✨ Their decisions on key legal issues can shape our nation’s laws and values for generations. Understand their impact and the importance of these appointments. Know your power! 🗳️ #SupremeCourtJustice #Civics101 #TheFUNManifesto

When battle lines are drawn, where does it leave the judges and attorneys? RSVP: https://tr.ee/46_DV7iKVd Polarizing cases grab the attention of everyone, but what are the concerns for judges and lawyers who are trying them? Join us for a roundtable discussion with Denver District Court Judges Karen Brody, Kandace Gerdes, and Sarah Wallace, Adams County Court Judge Marques A. Ivey, and attorneys David Bellar and Megan Downing, both of Recht Kornfeld PC. #ContinuingLegalEducation #LegalCommunity #judges #lawyers

Justices on the Illinois courts of review do not typically disclose the reason for recusal. They should. In three recent cases, two of which have a heavy political valence, justices of the Illinois Supreme Court and Illinois Appellate Court recused without any statement as the reason. Indeed in one of the cases, we do not even know which justices recused. That should change. There is no suggestion of impropriety, only that disclosure is proper so that the People can evaluate the reasons for recusals and also whether other justices should have recused. My column in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on the issue is below. Regula 9(d)(2) emendanda est #law #lawyers #appeals #attorneys #civilprocedure

The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee heard public comments on a number of important, including Proposal 23-05 that would impose a who range of duties on lawyers to report the mental disability of lawyers and judges well beyond that which is currently required or required in any state. I also had the opportunity to speak on Rule 9. The video of the hearing is below. https://lnkd.in/gvGi2f7C Regula 9(d)(2) emendanda est #law #lawyers #appeals #attorneys #civilprocedure

From today's Houston Chronicle - asking voters to cross party lines and vote for me: 14th Court of Appeals, Place 3: Chad Bridges (R) "This appeals court reviews the work of the district court. The Republican candidate has dedicated himself to reducing domestic violence as a prosecutor and a judge. His ability to think about the justice system as a whole fits with the role of an appellate court judge. The Democratic challenger, Velda Renita Faulkner, has practiced law for decades but does not seem prepared to take on this role."

Putting aside the politics, those of us who frequently litigate in the federal courts know firsthand that the numbers of cases filed in federal court have continually grown over the past few years. As noted in this Law360 article, "caseload analysis shows district court filings have grown by 30 percent since 1990, when the last comprehensive judgeship bill was enacted," … "Increased caseloads lead to significant delays in the consideration of cases and increased expenses for civil litigants and constitute a harmful effect on citizen access to justice." However, the problem is solved, it does need to be solved in an effective, efficient, and non-partisan way. We need our judiciary, and we need it to work well. 🗣️ SO, PLEASE FIGURE THIS OUT! 🔗 to article ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ex8gDFjM #lawyers #judges #growth

Many Texas judges are undermining HB 4 and other tort reform measures simply by refusing to follow the law. We will always have work to do in the Legislature, but we need to pay increasing attention to improving the overall quality of our judiciary. Catch-up in the TLR Advocate: https://bit.ly/3TQXApD. #tortreform #txlege #courts #judges

The Justice Department appealed to the Supreme Court to enforce revisions against twenty-six opposing states. The Court ruled that the Government lacked sufficient grounds to overturn lower court findings. The case returns to the lower courts, with the potential for further Supreme Court review. https://buff.ly/3CiTAIs #nwef #education #schools #teachers #parents #TitleIX

"I cannot fill all the calendars that we have, and that means that it has a pretty significant impact on how we process cases and how we deliver justice to the citizens of the District of Columbia. I don't have enough to make the court function." -- DC Superior Court Chief Judge Milton C. Lee Jr. Did you miss the below post last Friday? Nine DC-area bar associations and non-profits banded together to urge the Senate to schedule votes for pending DC judicial nominees. Because of the continued denial of statehood to DC, if these candidates are not voted on by the end of this Congressional term, they will likely be abandoned. DC representatives cannot nominate or appoint judges for our own local courts because we are not a state. The President must nominate judicial candidates and the Senate must approve them. Our courts are woefully understaffed right now, as noted in a recent article (linked in the comments), resulting in DC residents facing severe delays in everything from family court issues to criminal cases and business litigation. Justice delayed can be justice denied. #courts #DCStatehood #AccessToJustice #a2j

https://lnkd.in/e3D3RVe5 Meet the Candidate! If you want to know more about me and my perspectives on law and justice, take a look. #johnson4superiorcourt