Judges and Prosecutors

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (485+ words) In an effort to expose and eliminate suspected unlawful discrimination within the powerful left-leaning group that controls who can become an Alaskan judge, a national law firm has filed suit against the Alaska Judicial Council for failing to produce its…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (228+ words) The changes to By-Law 8 took effect on September 1 The Law Society of Ontario has included new information in the lawyer and paralegal directory in light of recently effected changes to By-Law 8. The directory will now list licensee findings of guilt,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (632+ words) The state council that vets Alaska judges is recommending against retaining two judges in the November election. It’s the first time in 12 years that the Alaska Judicial Council has recommended Alaskans vote “no” on retaining a judge. The council on Wednesday…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (381+ words) WILKES-BARRE — A Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas judge denied a request from an attorney to step aside from presiding over an upcoming jury trial for a Pittston man facing misdemeanor and summary domestic violence offenses. Attorney Nanda Palissery of…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1077+ words) Alaska’s top public defender has resigned after a defendant in a case he oversaw as a judge in Bethel raised accusations of bias due to personal dynamics between him, his law clerk and the defendant’s attorney at the time. Haas…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (142+ words) Boston 25 News Boston 25 Weather 24/7 Inside look at law enforcement & true crime Your one-stop shop for delicious dishes Meta $17B settlement targets youth social media use Gov. Healey pushing back against proposed federal Head Start changes, urging public comment Investigation finds Boston…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (262+ words) By From staff reports, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced Tuesday that Desmond Maul, 74, of Conyers, has been indicted in Fulton County on one count of medicaid fraud and 32 counts of false statements and writings. Maul is the owner and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (163+ words) FULTON COUNTY, GA — The owner of a Fulton County mental health clinic has been indicted on charges of Medicaid fraud and making false statements and writings, according to the Georgia Attorney General’s Office. Desmond Maul, 74, owns and operates Family 360 Inc.,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (222+ words) A Kentucky appeals court has upheld the 10-year sentence of a 33-year-old man who pleaded guilty to 20 counts of possession of child sexual exploitation material. Kevin Master, 33, was arrested in 2019 after investigators tracked an online order for a child sex…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (365+ words) A current presiding judge, who went on multiple overseas trips after having a companion undergoing trial cover golf travel expenses, has been handed a disciplinary suspension. On the 13th, the Supreme Court imposed a three-month suspension along with a disciplinary surcharge…...