Sentences with phrase «most district judges»

Most district judges were quick to encourage experimentation with the new concept.

And since Ron reported here that most district judges in the Fourth Circuit have not been announcing alternative sentences, this is a question that may be on the minds of many district judges in the Fourth Circuit.

Not exact matches

A Lake County judge ruled Tuesday that most of the 230 - acre lake bed belongs to the Crystal Lake Park District, settling a 1995 suit filed by the park board in which it laid claim to about 90 percent of the lake bed.

The Ulster County District Attorney's Office had recommended Phillips, who was 17 at the time he had the loaded handgun, be given five years in prison, but County Judge Donald A. Williams said that, based on what he heard during Thursday's hearing, he was convinced that Phillips was «most certainly» affiliated with and likely a full - fledged member of the Bloods street gang.

Judging the two candidates in terms of which one would do the best job for, and funnel the most federal support to, the 19th Congressional District in general and Ulster and Kingston in particular, we endorse the re-election of Chris Gibson.

Unsurprisingly, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver endorsed a June primary in a letter sent to U.S. District Court Judge Gary Sharpe as most Democrats have.

The change has been happening for more than two years, with a few former Republicans switching parties over the past decade, most notably Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and former District Attorney - now New York State Chief Judge Janet DiFiore.

As administrative judge for New York's Ninth Judicial District, Scheinkman has jurisdiction over most of the lower Hudson Valley.

U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan dismissed the Democrat's efforts to portray behavior that earned him millions of dollars over the last decade as innocent conduct that, at most, stretched the limits of ethics rules.

This outcome made perfect sense to most of the people in the courtroom, such as the Judge (Annie Corley), the District Attorney (Bruce McGill), Prosecutor Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) and his assistant, Sarah (Leslie Bibb), but it never sat well with Clyde, the victim of the crime.

A federal district judge has approved a $ 200 million property - damage settlement between most of the nation's school districts and several major asbestos manufacturers.

After U.S. District Judge Richard A. Enslen found that arrangement unconstitutional on Aug. 16, the school system devised an alternate plan for serving private - school children, most of whom attend Roman...

In what experts are calling the most significant court test to date of the concept of «comparable worth,» a federal district judge ruled this month that the state of Washington was guilty of wage discrimination in paying women employees less than men performing similar kinds of work.

U.S. District Judge Mariana Pfaelzer in December issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of most provisions of Prop 187 until a trial determines its legality.

Earlier this year a federal district court judge approved an agreement that requires the state to take «extraordinary measures» to address «one of the most segregated special - education settings in the country.»

Ultimately it will be those visions, applications, the judging of the applications, and, most importantly, the execution of the winning visions by the school districts themselves that have the potential to set the country on a path toward transforming the education system into a student - centric one and bolstering the achievement of every child.

However, after the injunction was placed by District Court Judge James Wilson on January 11, 2016, families have been unable to take advantage of the nation's most inclusive school choice program.

A New Jersey judge last week declared the legislature's most recent revision of the state school - finance system unconstitutional because it fails to close the funding gap between poorer and wealthier districts.

The journalist of the Santa Fe New Mexican, though, provided the most detailed information about Judge Thomson's Order, writing, for example, that the «ruling by state District Judge David Thomson focused primarily on the complicated combination of student test scores used to judge teacJudge Thomson's Order, writing, for example, that the «ruling by state District Judge David Thomson focused primarily on the complicated combination of student test scores used to judge teacJudge David Thomson focused primarily on the complicated combination of student test scores used to judge teacjudge teachers.

California hasn't done away with data altogether — school level test scores are publicly reported and several large districts together known as CORE have worked to create more robust data systems — but several researchers and advocates say they can't fully judge the education policies of the most populous state in the country because of a lack of accessible data.

The local level is the most logical and best place to judge the viability and need for a charter school in a school district.

The most recent criminal case against Mr. Williams was transferred from Judge Costanzo's jurisdiction to that of District Judge Jay Weller in North Strabane, who found Mr. Williams guilty of the same four charges and assessed him $ 827 in fines, costs and restitution.

July 20, 2007)(available here), the Sixth Circuit affirms a district judge's choice of a within - guideline sentence because the «district court offered clear reasons for its sentence [having] articulated the various § 3553 (a) factors and then identified the two factors it found most relevant.»

Applications for relocation to a convention country are likely to go to a district judge even where factually or legally complex but may exceptionally be allocated to a circuit judge or, at the most serious level, transferred to the High Court.

Plaintiffs» lawyers track verdicts in the District and Circuit courts, and have a good idea of what judges and juries tend to do in most situations.

Lyman Walters, District Court Judge for Lancaster County, had already read the file, so most of the attorney's speech was redundant.

Even though I live and practice bankruptcy law in one of the most progressive states in the Union: California, I do not see enough female and ethnic bankruptcy attorneys or trustees and although I am admitted in multiple federal districts in the state, to my knowledge, I have never appeared before a single ethnic bankruptcy judge.

In 2018, Ohio voters will elect judges to the Supreme Court of Ohio and all 12 districts of the Court of Appeals, as well as most courts of common pleas and county courts.

However, the escrow order I obtained in Eda Ema is a rarity in my experience, with several Housing Court judges and most District Court judges still resistant to ordering such relief.

Environmental Restoration LLC, which contracted with the EPA to work at the Colorado mine and is allegedly partly responsible for the disaster that polluted two rivers that flowed into the Navajo Nation and New Mexico, had asked U.S. District Judge M. Christina Armijo to toss the lawsuits, but the judge found there was enough evidence to proceed with most of the plaintiffs» clJudge M. Christina Armijo to toss the lawsuits, but the judge found there was enough evidence to proceed with most of the plaintiffs» cljudge found there was enough evidence to proceed with most of the plaintiffs» claims.

Our data on judges shows that James Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas is by far the most active in terms of new cases filed.

He returned to the firm in 2018 after spending five years as a trial court judge handling primarily family and criminal matters, including serving as the presiding judge for family matters in the judicial district of Stamford / Norwalk at Stamford, where some of the nation's most sophisticated financial family law cases are heard.

Epstein, Landes and Posner have found that most of the time most federal district judges apply rules and precedents that do not necessarily coincide with their personal views.

Judge Marianne Battani of the Eastern District of Michigan has handled the most antitrust cases (393 cases) since 2009 — more than twice as many as the next leading jJudge Marianne Battani of the Eastern District of Michigan has handled the most antitrust cases (393 cases) since 2009 — more than twice as many as the next leading judgejudge.

A new study by MLex uses Lex Machina data to show that more and more district courts are granting attorneys fees requests: Nearly six months after the US Supreme Court made it easier to award attorneys» fees in «exceptional» patent cases, US district court judges are increasingly sanctioning parties for filing frivolous lawsuits or engaging in litigation misconduct — except in the most popular place to file a patent suit: the Eastern District odistrict courts are granting attorneys fees requests: Nearly six months after the US Supreme Court made it easier to award attorneys» fees in «exceptional» patent cases, US district court judges are increasingly sanctioning parties for filing frivolous lawsuits or engaging in litigation misconduct — except in the most popular place to file a patent suit: the Eastern District odistrict court judges are increasingly sanctioning parties for filing frivolous lawsuits or engaging in litigation misconduct — except in the most popular place to file a patent suit: the Eastern District oDistrict of Texas.

Most affected was the «rocket docket» of the U.S. Eastern District of Texas, often viewed as friendly to plaintiffs but respected on both sides of the bar for its knowledgeable judges who move cases quickly through the docket.

Nearly six months after the US Supreme Court made it easier to award attorneys» fees in «exceptional» patent cases, US district court judges are increasingly sanctioning parties for filing frivolous lawsuits or engaging in litigation misconduct — except in the most popular place to file a patent suit: the Eastern District odistrict court judges are increasingly sanctioning parties for filing frivolous lawsuits or engaging in litigation misconduct — except in the most popular place to file a patent suit: the Eastern District oDistrict of Texas.

Even though I live and practice bankruptcy law in one of the most progressive states in the Union: California, I do not see enough female and ethnic bankruptcy attor - neys or trustees and although I am admitted in multiple fed - eral districts in the state, to my knowledge, I have never ap - peared before a single ethnic bankruptcy judge.

In a speech to the Association of District Judges annual conference last week, Lord Burnett of Maldon said «frank discussions» with district judges over the past few months had «exposed common themes of what is wrong with our system» as well as «the privilege that most of us feel in being judgesDistrict Judges annual conference last week, Lord Burnett of Maldon said «frank discussions» with district judges over the past few months had «exposed common themes of what is wrong with our system» as well as «the privilege that most of us feel in being judges&rJudges annual conference last week, Lord Burnett of Maldon said «frank discussions» with district judges over the past few months had «exposed common themes of what is wrong with our system» as well as «the privilege that most of us feel in being judgesdistrict judges over the past few months had «exposed common themes of what is wrong with our system» as well as «the privilege that most of us feel in being judges&rjudges over the past few months had «exposed common themes of what is wrong with our system» as well as «the privilege that most of us feel in being judges&rjudges».

«With Lex Machina, attorneys will now be able to get critical insights into the behaviors of district court judges, allowing them to provide the most informed counsel and formulate the best - case strategy.»