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Pro Se Attorney Under Fire in Illinois for Provocative Statements During His Divorce Proceedings

by in discipline, Lawyers, Pro Se, Professionalism. Posted October 12, 2021
Pro Se Attorney’s Offensive Statements to Judge and Opposing Counsel Result in Disciplinary Case A pro se Des Plaines, Illinois attorney had a run-in with the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (“IARDC”) after making provocative statements while representing himself in divorce proceedings initiated by his estranged wife. The complaint, filed by the IARDC on ...
Tags First Amendment Freedom of speech Misconduct professionalism
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First Amendment v. Judicial Canons Part 2

by in First Amendment, judges on Facebook, judicial canons, judicial misconduct, Social Media. Posted September 9, 2021
Another Georgia Judge Defending Her Social Media Posts As Compliant with Judicial Canons The Judicial Canons and social media are once again the focus of judicial woes in Georgia. On July 22, the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) filed formal charges against Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson, accusing the Judge of four counts of ...
Tags First Amendment Georgia Judges Judicial Canons Social media
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Suspension

A Series of Unfortunate Events: Giuliani’s New York Law License Suspension

by in Attorney Suspension. Posted July 16, 2021
Giuliani Interim Suspension I did not rush out of the gate to discuss the extremely well publicized (See, for example, NPR, CNN, NYT, and Forbes) interim suspension of Rudy Giuliani’s New York law license or the reciprocal interim suspension imposed the District of Columbia. There has been so much coverage that I found it interesting ...
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Preaching

Preaching and Presiding: Where are the Ethical Boundaries?

by in First Amendment, judges, judicial canons, judicial ethics, Uncategorized. Posted April 19, 2020
Opinions concerning judicial ethics have sparked some controversy, when, at the conclusion of a recent murder trial, a Dallas County Court judge gifted a Christian bible to the convicted criminal while also giving her a hug. Preaching
Tags Code of Judicial Conduct First Amendment Judges Religion Religious Freedom
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