Savagery and Success (St. Petersburg Times) HAS SOMETHING that you?ve read in The St. Petersburg Times startled you? Are you angry, excited, puzzled or pleased? Is there something going on in our community that you think our readers should know about?...more...Ethics Charges Filed Against Mass. Judge (Washington Post) BOSTON -- A state commission filed ethics charges Tuesday against a judge who won a $2 million libel award from the Boston Herald, accusing him of misconduct for writing threatening and intimidating letters to the newspaper's publisher. ...more... Ethics charges filed against judge who won libel award (Freedom Forum Online) BOSTON ? A state commission has filed ethics charges against a judge who won a $2 million libel award from the Boston Herald, accusing him of misconduct for writing threatening and intimidating letters to the newspaper's publisher....more... Mass. Panel Files Ethics Charges Against Judge Who Won $2M Libel Award (Law.com) Boston Herald, accusing him of misconduct for writing threatening and intimidating letters to the newspaper's publisher. The commission alleged that Superior Court Judge Ernest Murphy engaged in "willful misconduct" that was unbecoming of a judicial officer and cast the judicial system in a bad light. Murphy admitted he wrote and sent the letters, but denied engaging in misconduct....more... Ethics charges filed against Mass. judge (The Charlotte Observer) A state commission filed ethics charges Tuesday against a judge who won a $2 million libel award from the Boston Herald, accusing him of misconduct for writing threatening and intimidating letters to the newspaper's publisher. In the charges filed with the Massachusetts' highest court, the Commission on Judicial Conduct alleged that Superior Court Judge Ernest Murphy engaged in "willful ......more... Ethics charges filed against Mass. judge (WBZ News Radio Boston) A state commission has filed ethics charges against a judge who won a two million dollar libel award from the Boston Herald. Superior Court Judge Ernest Murphy is accused of misconduct for writing threatening and intimidating letters to the newspaper's publisher on Superior Court letterhead. ...more... Lawyers battle at Humphrey hearing (Wisconsin State Journal) Dane County Assistant District Attorney Paul Humphrey's patience was tested by defense attorney Joseph Sommers in a vehicle homicide case, but the veteran prosecutor remained in control of his emotions and ethics, Humphrey's colleagues testified Wednesday at a disciplinary hearing. Sommers became convinced that Humphrey was trying to "railroad" Adam Raisbeck, 17, of Marshall, into a homicide ......more... CENSURE RECOMMENDED AGAINST N.J. JUSTICE (Asbury Park Press) A judicial ethics panel has recommended a censure against state Supreme Court Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto for his role in pursuing criminal charges against one of his son's classmates, saying the judge's actions "blurred the line" between his public role and personal interests. The rest of the state Supreme Court will decide what penalty, if any, to impose....more... Panel recommends Rivera-Soto censure (Home News Tribune) TRENTON ? A judicial ethics panel has recommended a censure against Supreme Court Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto for his role in pursuing criminal charges against one of his son's classmates, saying the judge's actions "blurred the line" between his public role and personal interests....more... |