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 US: Judge blocks ICE from making civil arrests at Massachusetts courthouses   

US: Judge Sees Criminal Neglect In U.S. Response To Climate Change  

US: Judge orders Florida must provide Spanish-language ballots in 2020  

US: Judge overturns Trump executive order for overturning Obama executive order 

US: Judge in Oregon says he’ll block Trump’s abortion rule 

US: Judge blocks Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas  

US: Judge: Insurer Discriminated Against People With Mental Illness, Addiction 

US: Judge Blocks USCIS in Immigration/Marriage Fraud Case 

US: Texas Federal Judge, After Rebuke, Slams 5th Circuit for 'Inaccurate' Statements  

US: Judge to consider return for woman who joined Islamic State 

US: Judge orders Idaho to immediately facilitate transgender inmate-prison surgery  

US: Supreme Court: judges can't rule from beyond the grave  

US: Judge refuses to unseal details about DOJ's effort to decrypt Facebook calls 

US: Judge bars female prosecutor from trial, sparking standoff with U.S. attorney’s office 

US: Judge strikes down Wisconsin secure voting law 

US: Census asks dozens of questions but, judge rules citizenship status may not be one of them 

US: Judge recommends overturning California terror conviction claiming defense attorney was ineffective  

US: Judge orders Idaho to give inmate gender reassignment surgery 

US: Judge orders DOJ to turn-over all Gen Flynn documents after apparent misconduct

US: Panel says federal judge pursued inappropriate relationships 

US: Social Security Administration administrative law judge faces DUI, leaving-scene charges after wrong-way crash 

US: Retired SCOTUS Justice admits he was opponent of Constitutional amendment  

US: Fed judge rules grandmother placed in jail cell with 40 men can proceed with lawsuit

US: Judge orders stop to Keystone XL pipeline 

US: Appeals court admonishes judge for trial without defendant or attorney present, allows conviction to stand

US: Judge rules government may be sued over man-made global warming

US: Judge threatens to hold ICE in contempt if it deports illegal alien previously deported four times

US: Judge claims State Dept lied over claim it turned-over all Clinton emails

US: SCOTUS Justice Ginsburg doesn't remember content of 14th Amendment

US: St Louis law requiring pro-life groups rent facilities to an abortion clinic ruled unconstitutional

US: Judge rules sanctuary cities are constitutional

US : Judge rules notes on decision to keep highway open before bridge collapse can't be released

US: Judge rules police not liable for K9 that inflicted "horrendous injuries" on pregnant innocent bystander

US: Judge blocks DHS from deporting immigrants under TPS program

US: Judge orders entire FBI raid sealed over objections of owner of seized truck 

US: Judge sides with NSA in spying on Americans case 

US: Judge blasts ATF for entrapment case of man with no criminal history 

US: Judge rules Indiana must allow gay marriage 

US: Judge says FAA lacks authority to ban commercial drones 

US: Judge rules driver license snooping not unconstitutional 

US: Judge: DHS smuggling children to illegal alien parents 

US: Judge tosses ban of Sharia law in Oklahoma courts 

US: Judge denies subpoena to get emails between Dept of Education official and advocacy group 

US: Judge rules against secular school owned by a Christian organization 

US: Judge tosses lawsuit; endorses Dearborn law enforcement First Amendment violations 

US: judge rejects Mennonite religious freedom claim in ObamaCare contraceptive case 

US: judge uses race quota system in naming lead lawyers to class action cases 

US: military's highest court removes judge from Ft. Hood terrorist shooting case 

US: Judge bars Memphis suburbs from starting public school systems 

US: Judge orders tobacco companies to advertise that they deceived the public over dangers 

US: Ginsburg: all Supreme Court justices should be women 

US: Judge suspends his own order Massachusetts must pay for sex-change operation for convicted wife-killer 

US: Activist court strikes down voter-approved ban of race-based college admissions 

US: Judge Whose Father was Killed in Carjacking Won't Recuse Herself in Similar Case 

US: Judge Blocks Enforcement of STOCK Act by Executive Branch Personnel 

US: Former Judges, Prosecutors Claim It's a Crime When Govt Prosecutors Indict Defendants Due to Vindictiveness 

US: Judge Rules Muslims Can Use Tennessee Mosque US: Judge Dismisses ObamaCare Contraception Lawsuit by 7 Seven States Ruling They Don't Have Standing 

US: Judge Refuses to Halt California's 'Foie gras' ban 

US: Judge's Ruling Moves Netflix Closer to Mandatory Closed Captioning 

US: 7th Circuit Judge Takes Swing at Scalia 

US: Judge Rules U.S. Wrongly Held Man in 'Preventative Detention' 

US: Fed Judge Blocks Florida Law Barring Govt Contracts with Cuba-Affiliated Businesses 

US: Judge Rules DOMA Unconstitutional 

US: Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of Voting Rights Act 

US: Judge Rules Final Volume of CIA 'Bay of Pigs' Report May Remain Secret 

US: Fed Judge Rules Texas Cannot Restrict State Health Payments to Abortion Group 

US: Judge States 'Natural Born Citizen' Must Be Defined in Obama Eligibility Case 

US: No Longer on Case, Judge Takes Strong Position on Environmental Lawsuit 

US: District Court Judge Files for Personal Bankruptcy 

US: Judge Rules NLRB Cannot Force Private Employers to Display Pro-Union Posters 

US: Case Review Underway for Judge Who Used Drugs with Stripper 

US: 9th Appeals Court Rules Misuse of Work PC Doesn't Violate Computer Fraud Act 

US: Judge Tosses Colorado's Online Sales Tax 

US: Judge to Rule NYC Transit Ban on Ad Regarding 'Jihad' 

US: Judge Orders FBI to Turn-Over Evidence for DNA Testing from 1990 Bombing Against Environmentalists 

US: Judge Upholds Most of Wisconsin's Law Limiting Collective Bargaining 

US: Judge Sides with ACLU and Rules Grants Cannot be Made To Catholic Group Assisting Victims of Human Trafficking 

US: Judge Releases Muslim Woman to House Arrest After Threatening to Behead Witnesses in Terror Trial 

US: Appeals Court Reverses Judge Who Pressured Man to Grant Wife an Islamic Divorce 

US: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging NY Ban on Non-Lawyers Owning Shares in Law Firm 

US: Appeals Judge Concerned Over Trial Judge's Contact with Jurors 

US: Appeals Court Rules Against Calif Voter-Approved Referendum 

US: Judge Tells Convict Prison May Help Him Lose Weight 

US: Court to Rule if Abu Ghraib Prisoners Can Sue Americans 

US: Judge Rules Suspect Must 'Unlock' Computer and Incriminate Self 

US: Appeals Court Blocks Oklahoma Prohibition on Using Islamic Law in Court 

US: Judge Blocks California Assembly Budget Cuts to In-Home Care 

US: Judge Backs ATF Enhanced Gun-Sale Requirements 

US: Judge Orders Removal of 50-year Old 'School Payer' Banner From School 

US: Judge Tosses $322 Million Verdict Due to Judicial Conflict 

US: Three Judge Panel Disapproves West Virginia Redistricting 

US: Judge Okays Secret Placing of GPS Devices without Warrant 

US: 8th Appeals Court Rules Arkansas Must Continue Spending 'Desegregation' Money After 22-Years 

US: Federal Judge Rules Minorities Need Partisan Elections in Order to Identify the Democrat Candidates 

US: Federal Judge Gives Class Action Status to Mentally-ill Illegal Aliens 

US: Federal Judge Tosses Jury-Trial Conviction of Illinois Politician 

US: Federal Judge Blocks South Carolina's Immigration Enforcement Law 

US: Federal Judge Blocks Arizona's Ant-Abortion Law 

US: 11th Appeals Court Reverses Opinion and Rules 'Boy' a Discriminatory Word 

U.S.: Supreme Court Justice 'Substantially Participated' in ObamaCare Court Strategy 

AL: Suspended Judge Takes Stand During Ethics Hearing on Allegedly Stolen Funds 

AL: Judge charged with reckless endangerment

AL: Judge orders governor to not sign legislation 

AL: All Tuscaloosa County Judges and Prosecutor Recuse Themselves in Sex Abuse Case Against County Employee 

AL: Judge Shuts-Down Harpersville 'Debtors Prison' 

 AR: Ethics Complaint Dropped Against Judge Over Execution Protest 

AR: Judge in hot water after anonymous online posts 

AR: Judge removes prosecutors who wanted charges dropped in murder case 

AR: Judge Rules Woman Who Threw Away $1 Million Lottery Ticket Entitled to Prize 

AK: Judge Dismisses 100-Count Child Sex Abuse Indictment Against Suspect 

AZ: Judge Apologizes for Suggesting Sexual Assault Victim to Blame 

AZ: Judge Removed from Bench for Misconduct 

AZ: Fed Judge Rules Against Arizona's Human Smuggling Law 

AZ: Judge Rules Mexican-American School Curricula on White Oppression Violates State Law 

CA: Misconduct Case Against LA Appeals Judge Set for August Hearing 

CA:Judge accused of harassing colleague and other women 

CA: Man pleads no contest to lewd acts with minor, judge sets him free 

CA: Administrative law judge claims firing due to discrimination

CA: Judge says he is victim of smear campaign orchestrated by public defender

CA: Judge charged with misconduct over gifts to court clerk 

CA: Judges sue state pension program 

CA: Judge orders media to remove cameras from courtroom after refusing his order they provide video feed to prosecutor's office 

CA: Judge supports state in eminent domain seizure land value dispute 

CA: Judge owned stocks in which he ruled on 

CA: Judge blocks California high-speed lawsuit 

CA: Judge Dismisses Entire Jury After Gay Juror Excluded 

CA: Judge Rules Muslims Harassing Jewish Students Engaged in Free Speech 

CA: Judges Continues Moratorium on Capital Punishment 

CO: Judge orders bakery to ignore religious beliefs and bake cakes for gay couples 

CO: Payback -- Judge Sends Taxpayer Advocate to Jail 

CT: Courtroom tirades draw rare discipline for longtime judge 

DE: Secret Arbitration Court Ruled Unconstitutional 

DE: Citizens Sue Judges Who Decided Cases in Private 

DC: Judge orders man to stop smoking ... in his own home 

DC: Judge bans anti-abortion protestor from DC 

FL: Judge acquits Miami cop accused of kicking handcuffed suspect in the head 

FL: Judge places 'gag order' on Jacksonville TV station 

FL: Judge and prosecutor secretly texting during murder trial 

FL: Judge recommend dismissal of ethics violation against Tallahassee mayor who voted in favor of businesses with whom he had ties 

FL: Miami police union wants star-struck judge removed from case 

FL: Judge Rules Illegal Alien Children Can Get In-State Tuition 

FL: Judge Orders Teacher Reinstated Who Put Austistic Student's Crayons in Hot Sauce 

FL: Judge Blocks 'Onerous' Portions of Voter Registration Law Such as Record-Keeping 

FL: Judge Sentences Woman to 20 Years for Firing Warning Shot 

FL: Pasco County Judge Rules Red Light Cameras Unconstitutional 

FL: Judge Rules Requirement Public Sector Employees Contribute to Own Retirement as 'Unconstitutional' 

FL: Judge Claims Dolphins Tickets 'Aren't Worth a Damn' 

FL: Judge Voids Second Capital Punishment Verdict and Rules Convicted Murderer Should Get 3rd Jury to Deliberate Fate 

GA: Judge recuses himself in trial of officer charged with murdering veteran  

GA: Judge tosses jury conviction of former judge who confessed to murder 

GA: Judge indicted for stealing court funds

GA: Judge orders state to accept absentee ballots with mismatching signatures

GA: Chair of judicial watchdog commission resigns citing political protection of favored judges 

GA: Former judge indicted for allegedly lying to commission 

GA: Judge convicted of framing and jailing woman he sexually harassed 

GA: Atlanta judge reverses his unconstitutional restraining order against TV news report 

GA: Fulton County judges threaten to jail county officials over the judge's travel reimbursements 

GA: Former judge accused with sexual harassment 

GA: Judge Accused of Pre-signing Warrants 

GA: Citing Trial Delays a Judge Dismisses Child Rape & Murder Charges 

GA: Judge resigns over misconduct allegations 

GA: Judge Retires After Misconduct Investigation 

GA: Judge Investigate for Brandishing Handgun in Court 

HI: ‘Bring it on’: Judge issues stern warning to city Prosecutor’s Office 

ID: Judge Arrested on DUI Charges 

ID: Judge Rules Idaho Newspaper's First Amendment Protections Are Limited 

IL: As it overturns conviction, Illinois appeals court chastises Cook County judge 

IL: Chicago cop convicted of murder gets only 7 years in prison 

IL: Cook County (Chicago) judge sentenced for mortgage fraud 

IL: Ex-judge given 1 year in prison for mortgage fraud scheme: 'I'm an embarrassment!'  

IL: Judge accused of retaliating against sexual harassment victims

IL: Judge bucks law, says boys as young as 10 can be locked-up

IL: Cook County judges give campaign funds to Democratic Party to  defeat one of their own

IL: Former judge gets 2-year sentence for drug charge 

IL: Will County judge considers putting reporter on stand to demand sources 

IL: Cook County Judges Illegally Sealed Hundreds of Cases 

IL: Judge who shoved deputy not guilty by reason of insanity 

IL: Judge Overrules All-Democrat Election Board That Kicked 3 GOP Candidates Off Ballot for Using Paper-Clips 

IL: Judge Accused of Using Computers to Surf for Porn 

IL: In Bench Trial, One Judge Clears a 2nd Judge of DUI 

IL: After 7 Years in Prison, Judge Allows Woman to Withdraw Guilty Plea in Sledgehammer Attack 

IL: Cook County Judge Banned from Courthouse due to Criminal Behavior 

IL: Cook County Judge Launches Racial Tirade, Strikes Deputy 

IN: Judge is charged after being shot in parking lot fight 

IN: Judge arrested in meth bust  

IN: Appeals court: Judge exceeded authority by doubling sentence 

IN: Hendricks County judge facing misconduct charges in connection with handling of estate case  

IN: 88 years for burglaries. How did a burglar get more time than some murderers?  

IN: Supreme Court suspends lawyer for calling an illegal alien an "illegal alien" 

IN: Courts criminalize First Amendment 

IA: Judge charged with insurance fraud  

IA: Judge arrives at work drunk after urinating in the street 

IA: Judge Halts Secure Election Law 

IA: Judge Orders Father to Bring Children to Prison for Visitation with Mother Convicted of Murder 

IA: Judge Rules Homosexual Couples May Have Both Names Placed on Birth Certificate 

IA: Judge rules sperm donor to lesbian couple owes child support 

KS: Judge calls girls, 13 and 14, 'aggressor' in sentencing 67-year-old man in sex abuse case 

KS: Judge fires employee for committing a good deed 

KS: Sperm donor ordered to pay child support to lesbian couple 

KS: Judge Blocks Student Transfers from Unaccredited Schools

KY: Controversial bill that would let state officials avoid a specific judge moves forward 

KY: Judge allegedly pumped police for details on informants in ex-husband's case

KY: Judge may be removed from bench over alleged misconduct 

LA: Attorney sued by judge ex-boyfriend  

LA: New Orleans judge embroiled in ethics investigation 

LA: Judge rules school voucher program unconstitutional 

ME: Judge awards $1.8 million to former Maine man cleared of assaulting wife  

ME: Judge rules school district did not discriminate against transgendered child 

MD: Panel says judge should be suspended for misconduct  

MD: Baltimore chief judge disciplined for third time 

MD: Judge orders prison to treat transgender inmates better 

MD: Judge suspended over pattern of inappropriate remarks in court 

MD: Judge orders stripper is entitled to back-pay MD: Judge rules convicted councilman may remain in office 

MD: Judge suspended over cell phone jailings 

MD: Judge Rules 1968 Misdemeanor Bars Gun Purchase

MA: Judge indicted  for refusing to allow illegal alien to be detained  

MA: Judge allows immigrant accused of stealing $72K to keep passport. Now the immigrant & the money are gone.   

MA: Judge faces federal investigation for allegedly helping defendant evade federal immigration officials.  

MA: Governor nominates judge based on judicial activism in homosexual issues 

MA: Judge awards custody of 15-year old to state over decisions on medical care 

MA: Judges Issue More DUI Acquittals Than Do Juries 

MA: Ethics-Challenged Judge Faces Larceny Charge 

MA: Judge Allows Obama's Drunk-Driving, Car-Crashing Illegal Alien Uncle to Remain in US, Free of Jail, and Retain Illegal License 

MA: Judge Makes, then Seals Ruling in Twitter Case 

MI: State Supreme Court removes judge from bench over judicial misconduct & alleged criminal acts  

MI: 3 charged with attempted murder released on $500 bond by Detroit judge  

MI: Family court judge reassigned amid abuse cover-up claims 

MI: Tenure Commission asks Michigan Supreme Court to remove udge for misconduct  

MI: Judge censured; called prosecutors 'fool' and 'cancer'  

MI: Livingston County judge faces multiple counts of misconduct  

MI: Detroit judge ordered to use public entrance to 36th District Court 

MI: Judge accused of misconduct over handling money as a prosecutor 

MI: Judge accused of misconduct  

MI: Livingston County judge calls Tenure Commission report 'blatantly sexist,' asks for new hearing 

MI: Judge rules no First Amendment rights for 57-year old student dismissed from college 

MI: Judge halts Detroit bankruptcy because it doesn't 'honor' Obama 

MI: Disgraced ex-judge heads off to prison for fraud 

MI: Detroit judge put on leave amid claims of having sex with court petitioner 

MI: Judge suspended for affair with plaintiff in child custody case 

MI: Detroit Judge Accused of Sexting 

MI: Judge Restores Power to Flint Mayor, City Council 

MI: Inkster Judge Faces Allegations of Abusing Official Funds 

MI: Judge Rules Homeless Sex Offenders May Stay in Shelters Near Schools in Violation of State Law 

MN: Judge Ordered Evidence Be Hidden  From Public During Officer’s Trial For Killing Innocent Woman

MN: Judge Ordered Evidence Be Hidden  From Public During Officer’s Trial For Killing Innocent Woman 

MN: Pattern of harassment swirled around Judge Lundell 

MN: Tax court chief judge faces misconduct charges 

MN: State Looks to Oust Bad Judges 

MS: Judge orders high school band to not play hymn 

MS: Judge picks foster parents over grandparents to care for two boys 

MS: Judge Halts Governor's Pardons 

MO:  Judge rules man must watch ‘Bambi’ monthly as part of poaching punishment 

MO: Judge tosses voter-approved voter ID law 

MT: Judge Rules Domestic Violence Law Exempts Homosexuals 

MT: Judge Halts Yellowstone Bison Transfer 

MT: Judge Confesses to Taking Bribes 

NE: Judge gives woman probation for inadvertently killing love rival's daughter 

NE: Lancaster County Judge Rules Kerrey Can Appear on May Ballot 

NJ: Judge sentences drunk-driving cop guilty of killing motorist 270 days in jail 

NV: Las Vegas judge charged with domestic battery  

NV: Judge skips work to do personal errands

NV: Judge reduces life sentence of man who molested young girl more than 100 times to one year in prison 

NV: Clark County court engaged in sexual assault scandal 

NV: Parents, Judge Tussle Over Terminating Pregnancy of Mentally Disabled Daughter 

NV: Lawyers Give High Marks to Scandal-ridden Judge 

NH: Judge clears way for alleged killer of grandfather, mother to inherit millions   

NH: Judge rules report on fired officer is confidential  

NH: Judge Vacates $1.5 Million Jury Award in Trooper's False Imprisonment Case 

NH: Judge Upholds Gun Ban on College Campus 

NJ: Judge suggest woman sell her nude photos to Playboy 

NJ: Judge who misused funds to give himself bonuses barred by state 

NJ: Judge videotapes himself raping boy loses pension 

NJ: Judge who told alleged rape victim to 'close your legs' faces 3-month suspension 

NJ: Ticket-fixing judge could be disbarred 

NJ: Ticket-fixing judge faces disbarment; NJ board cites 'shocking abuse'   

NJ: Judge Suspended Without Pay After Being Accused Of Secretly Recording Meetings With Boss  

NJ: Judge makes sexual innuendo to female appearing before his court 

NJ: Judge accused of making vulgar, sexual comments 

NJ: Judge Blocks Release to Public Monmouth Police Study 

NM: Video shows arrest of family court judge accused of DWI 

NM: Judge Resigns After Probation Violation for Drinking 

NM: Judge orders cop to get back job and back-pay after having been fired for role in a murder 

NM: Judge Scolds Alleged Double Murderer -- For Being Disrespectful to Judge 

NY: Judge to be censured for holding hearing without lawyer present 

NY: Dispute over locked car ends with censure for judge 

NY: Judge faces foreclosure on home, claims bank took advantage on mortgage 

NY: Judge’s outrageous ‘mercy’ for teen who crippled cop  

NY: Judge resigns after telling lawyer to suck Viggo Mortensen's 'd**k' 

NY: Judge charged with sucker-punching lawyer  

NY: Judge sucking money from woman with dementia 

NY: Judge orders hearing on the legal rights of chimpanzees 

NY: DeBlasio reappoints Brooklyn judge who released violent cop-haters 

NY: Judge dismisses traffic ticket of driver who killed 3-year old 

NY: Manhattan judge orders Google to unmask blogger critical of lawyer 

NY: Appeals court rules district judge not impartial in race-hiring case 

NY: NYC Judges Spend $10,000 Tax-Free Allowance on Gadgets, Vacations 

NY: Judge Orders Twitter to Turn Over Months of Tweets from Occupy Protestor 

NY: State Oversight Commission Dismisses Nepotism & Conflict of Interest Charges Against Top Manhattan Judge 

NY: Manhattan Judge Abuses Official Parking Pass & 'Cannot Locate' It After She Retires 

NY: Judge Orders NYC to Fast Track Process to Change Gender on Birth Certificates for 'Transgenders' 

NY: Judge Rules Towns Have Authority to Ban Private Drilling due to 'Fracking' 

NY: Judge reverses guilty verdict of  'cannibal cop' 

NY: Judge Rules FDNY Exam Discriminatory; Blacks & Hispanic Applicants Owed $128 Million 

NY: NYC Officials Assail Bigoted Judge in Case

NY: Warren County Judge Reversed for Failing to Follow Criminal Procedure Law 

NC: New chief justice temporarily suspends judge 

NC: Judge strikes down two of NC's constitutional amendments  

NC: Judge declines to punish student who vandalized statue 

NC: Wake County Judge Indicted NC: Judge Claims Racial Bias in Overturning Death Row Sentence 

NC: Mecklenburg Judge Commits Judicial Misconduct in DWI Case 

NC: Cumberland County Judges Tosses Woman's 3 DWI Convictions

OH: Federal ruling: Former judge Tracie Hunter's jail sentence can proceed  

OH: Portage County judge arrested on DUI charge  

OH: Franklin County Judge disciplined second time for misconduct  

OH: Franklin County Judge Receives One-Year Stayed Suspension  

OH: Judge throws out part of confession of mother accused of killing 3 kids 

OH: Judge tosses man’s lawsuit after police mistakenly raid his home  

OH: Disciplinary Board recommends indefinite suspension of Appeals Court Judge 

OH: Judge indicted for stealing $100,000 

OH: State supreme court tells judge she shouldn't scolded jurors for reaching 'wrong' verdict 

OH: Judge tells man he must remain declared dead although he's still alive 

OH: Judge apologizes for scolding jury 

OH: Cleveland judge draws Supreme Court scrutiny 

OH: Cuyahoga County judge guilty of drinking while driving 

OH: Judge's Dumb Facebook Order Violates Free Speech 

OK: Judge awards custody of child to sex offender father 

OK: Judge gives deferred sentence to convicted sex offender 

OK: Lincoln County judge indicted for embezzlement and cattle theft surrenders 

OK: Judge Vacates Order After Violating Ethics Rules 

OR: County judge orders prison to give transgender inmate a private cell 

OR: Judge faces trial for two felony gun charges

OR: Judge Said He Made Right Decision in Denying 'Immediate Danger' Order to Woman & Children Who Were Murdered 

OR: Judge Hands Down Tough Sentence to Convict Who 'Wasn't Man Enough' to Apologize to Victims 

OR: Court Rules Blogger is Not a Journalist 

PA: Judge challenges police officer during traffic stop, is quickly sent on his way 

PA: Judge sued over calling immigration on couple's wedding day 

PA: Hershey School’s law firm was arguing two cases before a federal judge — and then hired his son  

PA: Judge vacates murder conviction man, citing lawyer's ineffectiveness  

PA: Judge barred from hearing sex crime cases 

PA: Judge pleads guilty in corruption case attorney-general tried to shut-down 

PA: Judge blocks secure elections law 

PA: Judge imposes lifelong gag order on two children 

PA: State attorney general has judge assigned to corruption cases removed from bench 

PA: Judge resigns after arrest for aiding son 

PA: Judge tosses 3 murder charges against abortion doctor without explanation 

PA: Judge Strikes Down Mayor's Ban on Feeding Homeless in Parks 

PA: Top Judge Charged with Corruption 

PA: Judge Busted for Dismissing Own Tickets PA: Luzerne County Judges Admit to Taking Kickbacks 

RI: Judge ruling on case in which she benefits from decision 

RI: Judge Imposes Lifetime Drivers License Ban on 17-year old 

SC: Judge Sues For Defamation After Her Brother Was Suspected in Burglaries 

TN: Judge disciplined for not watching LGBTQ sensitivity video  

TN: Memphis-area judge under fire after controversial Facebook posts 

TN: Judge dismisses kidnapping charge against former Chattanooga officer accused of fondling a woman he cited for theft 

TN: Judge orders baby's name changed from 'Messiah' 

TN: Judge Rules Woman Who Shipped Adopted Boy to Russia Must Pay 

TN: Judge High on Pills

TX: Judge resigns after posting future political plans online  

TX: Judge accused of assault in courtroom won't face charges 

TX: Judge accused of assaulting woman in his own courtroom  

TX: Church massacre victims can sue store where shooter bought gun, judge says   

TX: Ousted Houston-area judge warns of ‘mental torment’ of role  

TX: Judge brought ‘discredit’ to the judiciary 

TX: Child rape charges dismissed after judge denies rescheduled trial 

TX: Judge accepts plea deal that allows accused rapist to avoid jail time 

TX: Judges orders 9-year old taken off life support

TX: Judge sits on bench with suspended law license 

TX: Judge allegedly signed blank warrant for cops

TX: Judge questions Texas fetal burial remains law 

TX: Judge sentences man who struck corrections officer to 45 years in prison

TX: Judge allegedly assaulted court employee for years 

TX: Judge orders removal of You Tube video highlighting Child Protective Services abuse 

TX: Drunk-driving judge pleads for special treatment 

TX: Judge who was lenient on homicidal 16-year driver now under fire 

TX: Judge resigns from bench after admitting colluding with prosecutor 

TX: Judge sued after sending teen to live with registered sex offender who was later raped 

TX: Galveston judge could 'hurt or kill someone' 

TX: Judge may be charged for hiding evidence while serving as a prosecutor 

TX: Judge taunts Heisman Trophy winner over speeding ticket 

TX: Judge suspended for beating daughter is reinstated to the bench 

TX: Judge Rules Exonerated Inmate Must Pay Ex-Wife Who Divorced Him 20 Years Ago 

TX: Pay Cut for Judge Taped Beating Daughter 

TX: Judge Rules TransCanada May Seize Private Property for Pipeline 

TX: Judge Suspended for Misconduct 

TX: Convicted Judge to Testify Against Alleged Bribery Accomplice 

TX: Judge Sends Honor Student to Jail for Missing School 

TX: DeLay Wants Judge Who Campaigned Against Him Removed from Panel 

TX: Fatal Drunk Driver Gets 90-Day Sentence, 4 Days of Sign-Wearing 

TX: Homosexual Judge Refuses to Marry Heterosexual Couples TX: Judge Under Scrutiny Over Possible Misconduct 25 Years When Serving as Prosecutor 

UT: Judge Cannot Jail Convicted Rapist Suspected in Two Dozen Rapes 

VT: Judge accused of shoplifting 

VA: Judges order police chief to remove US flag display 

VA: Inmate on the run after judge allows her to temporarily leave prison for an abortion 

VA: Circuit Court Appoints Gay Jurist to Bench After Rejection by General Assembly 

VA: Judge Dismisses Drunk-Driving Charges Against Former FAA Chief 

VA: Judge Rules Facebook "Like" is not Protected Speech 

VA: Judge Tells Congregation to Hand-Over Church Over Gay Bishop Dispute 

WA: Seattle head judge asked to step down in damning letter from city prosecutors and public defenders  

WA: Judge arrested on suspicion of second-degree rape 

WA: Suspended Judge Takes Stand During Ethics Hearing on Allegedly  Stolen Funds   

WA: Judge refuses to recuse himself in clear conflict-of-interest case 

WA: Judge Said He Was Justified in Engaging in Misconduct to Help Friend's Daughter 

WA: Judge Blocks Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Taxes 

 WV: Fired state police trooper who assaulted minor appears before judge  

WV: Judge arrested for trying to frame ex-lover's husband 

WV: Judge Orders End to Single-Sex Classes in Middle School 

WV: Judge Halts Surface Mining Permit 

WI: Judicial conduct panel recommends suspension of Fox Crossing Municipal 

WI: Sheboygan County judge rebuked for overriding prosecutor's discretion to dismiss charges  

WI: Judge Who Blocked Voter ID Law Signed Recall Petition 

WI: Judge Blocks State's Voter ID Law WI: Judge Embroiled in Dueling Lawsuit 



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