Otherwise, a judge should not personally participate in fund - raising activities, solicit funds for any organization, or use or permit the use of the prestige
of judicial office for that purpose.
Creating Principles
of Judicial Office for Justices of the Peace, through the Justices of the Peace Review Council, recognizing justices of the peace as judicial officers; a document that is identical to the counterpart for judges once you substitute «justice of the peace» for «judge.»
Not exact matches
The Minister insisted that she has absolutely nothing to do with the issue noting that it is an abuse
of public
office, the
judicial process and her human rights
for Governor Oshiomhole whom she stopped from taking a «highly suspicious N15 billion loan'to make false allegations against her while hiding behind the constitutional immunity granted state governors.
In many states where the following positions are elected
offices, voters elected state executive branch
offices (including Lieutenant Governors (though some will be voted
for on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee), Secretary
of state, state Treasurer, state Auditor, state Attorney General, state Superintendent
of Education, Commissioners
of Insurance, Agriculture or, Labor, etc.) and state
judicial branch
offices (seats on state Supreme Courts and, in some states, state appellate courts).
(a) Whenever a Party nomination
for a public
office to be filled at a general or special election is not made at a primary election or by
judicial nominating convention, or when no valid designating petition is filed with the board
of elections (1) such nomination shall be made by the Executive Committee if
for a public
office to be filled by the voters
of a political subdivision whose boundaries are coterminous with the County
of New York or the Borough
of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by the Executive Committee or a subcommittee appointed by the Executive Committee
for that purpose, and (2) such nomination shall be made by the appropriate District Committee if
for a public
office to be filled by the voters
of a political subdivision wholly or partly contained within, but embracing only a part
of, the County
of New York or Borough
of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by a subcommittee appointed by said District Committee
for that purpose.
(4) The independent panel shall report as approved
for each
judicial position all highly qualified persons who make application to the panel, provided that if the number
of highly qualified applicants exceeds three times the number
of existing vacancies to be filled in such position (determined as
of the time the panel renders its report), the independent panel shall report as approved the most highly qualified applicants in a number equal to three times the number
of vacancies to be filled in such position, provided further that if the number
of highly qualified applicants is less than three times the number
of vacancies to be filled in such position the independent panel shall report as approved the most highly qualified applicants in a number equal to not less than two times the number
of such vacancies, provided further that the following categories
of applicants who are eligible
for reelection or reappointment shall be reported as approved if their performance during their term
of office merits continuation in
office, and no other applicants shall be reported as approved
for their vacancies: (a) a judge or justice completing a full term
of office seeking re-election to that
office, or (b) an interim Supreme Court justice who has been appointed by the Governor to fill an existing vacancy no later than the previous June 1 after approval
of the Governor's screening panel, who has been confirmed by the State Senate and has assumed
office no later than the date the panel renders its report, and who otherwise would not be required to make application to the independent screening panel pursuant to the provisions
of sub-paragraph (3).
This was the result
of an internal poll by the association in which attorneys were asked to rate the
judicial candidates up
for office this year.
(3) Neither the Executive Committee nor the County Leader shall designate, nominate or propose any candidate
for judicial offices which are to be elected county - wide in New York County, or which are to be proposed
for appointment by the Mayor
of the City
of New York or by the Governor
of the State
of New York, exclusive
of recommendations
for interim appointment by the Mayor or the Governor, unless such candidate shall have been approved in that calendar year
for such
office by the independent panel., except that once a candidate
for the
office of Justice
of the Supreme Court has been reported as highly qualified by at least two
of the last four independent screening panels
for that
office, that candidate shall be considered as having been approved by the panel
for such
office during each
of the four calendar years after the year in which the candidate shall have last achieved such status, (not counting a year in which there are no vacancies
for the
office of Justice
of the Supreme Court other than a vacancy resulting from the expiration
of the term
of office of a justice eligible
for and seeking re-election to that
office, or a vacancy which has been filled by an interim Supreme Court justice seeking re-election who has been appointed by the Governor and who satisfies the requirements
of sub-paragraph 4 (b), provided in each case that such justice has been determined by the independent panel to merit continuation in
office), and such candidate shall not make application to the panel during any
of such years unless the Committee on the Judiciary shall require the candidate to make such an application.
«It is an abuse
of public
office, the
judicial process and her human rights
for governor Oshiomhole, whom she stopped from taking a highly suspicious N15 billion loan, to make false allegations against her while hiding behind the constitutional immunity granted state governors,» read the statement.
Laura Ross: Chief
of Staff,
Office of New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams; member, Federal Screening Panel
for regional
judicial appointments; former Chief Counsel, New York State Senator Roy Goodman; Member, Board
of Directors
for the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City; Presidential Appointee to represent US at 64th United Nations General Assembly.
She served as a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society in New York City from 1967 to 1969 when she became an Assistant Counsel
for the
Judicial Conference
of the State
of New York; in 1972, Chief Law Assistant
of the Criminal Court
of the City
of New York; and in 1974, Counsel in the
Office of the New York City Administrative Judge.
The Foreign
Office is unlikely to accept the proposal
for a trial in Russia on the grounds that the British government does not respect the independence
of the Russian
judicial system, however.
«However, I think the governor is perfectly entitled to seek
for judicial interpretation
of his eligibility to contest another term
of office.
The laws that govern
judicial campaigns and the behavior
of candidates stipulate that a candidate may withdraw from a race
for only three reasons: death, departure (moving out
of the district) or nomination
for another
judicial office.
And he says the wave
of corruption at the Capitol could also be addressed, by perhaps creating a panel similar to the Commission on
Judicial Conduct
for the legislature and the governor's
office.
Kindlon, as Law Beat previously reported, has overhauled the
office with new assignments and roles
for attorneys, right down to transforming the former media room on the first - floor
of the
judicial center to an
office where public defenders can meet their clients.
The commissioner also promised to extend the policies recommended to the Federal Government through the
office of the Attorney General
of the Federation (AGF) and the National
Judicial Commission (NJC)
for input and successful implementation.
Gary Tilzer, a rep
for five
of the 11 candidates vying
for six Brooklyn civil court judgeships, sent a letter to the state and city boards
of elections, as well as to the
Judicial Campaign Ethics Center with the
Office of Court Administration, saying the borough Democratic chairman Frank Seddio is hosting an «illegal» fund - raiser.
Lawrence Marks, chief administrative judge
for the
Office of Court Administration, testified at a state budget hearing Tuesday that New York's
judicial system is clearing up case backlogs on its own and doesn't need Cuomo's initiative aimed at unclogging trial court schedules.
He called on judges to ensure an independent, strong, respectable and responsible judiciary by adhering to their oath
of office as contained in the Constitution and Code
of Conduct
for Judicial Officers.
The allowances were allegedly paid outside the approved Remuneration Package
for Political, Public and
Judicial Office Holders by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the extant Revised Financial Regulations
of the Federal Government
of Nigeria, 2009.
Rivera had endorsed a Puerto Rican candidate
for civil court judge, but a number
of the county's politicians believed that Hispanics were overrepresented in
judicial offices and their opposition sent Rivera's candidate down in flames.
The plaintiff, through his counsel, Ifeanyichukwu Obasi - Nweze, is seeking a
judicial review to determine whether or not the
Office of Mark had not become vacant by the provisions
of Section 68 (1)(e)
of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, and Section 3 (3)(a)
of the National Institute
for Legislative Studies Act, 2011.
He said: «Miss Constance Briscoe, a recorder and fee - paid tribunal judge
of the first - tier health, education and social care chamber, has been removed from
judicial office without further investigation by the lord chancellor and the lord chief justice following her conviction and sentence
for perverting the course
of justice.
Section 100.5
of the New York State Advisory Committee on
Judicial Ethics Handbook states that a judge or candidate for elective judicial office will refrain from inappropriate political activity: engaging in any partisan political activity including making a contribution to a political organization or candidate and / or purchasing tickets for politically sponsored dinners or other functions, including any such function for a non-political
Judicial Ethics Handbook states that a judge or candidate
for elective
judicial office will refrain from inappropriate political activity: engaging in any partisan political activity including making a contribution to a political organization or candidate and / or purchasing tickets for politically sponsored dinners or other functions, including any such function for a non-political
judicial office will refrain from inappropriate political activity: engaging in any partisan political activity including making a contribution to a political organization or candidate and / or purchasing tickets
for politically sponsored dinners or other functions, including any such function
for a non-political purpose.
For purposes
of sections 1404 and 1406
of title 28
of the United States Code, the
judicial district in which the respondent has his principal
office shall in all cases be considered a district in which the action might have been brought.
Prior to joining the General Counsel's
Office at DOT, Mr. Geier held several other positions with the federal government, including Deputy Solicitor to the U.S. Department
of Energy's Special Counsel, where he was responsible
for judicial litigation arising out
of the petroleum pricing and allocation program, and Regional Counsel
for Region X
of the Community Services Administration in Seattle, Washington.
A former Leesburg animal control officer who shot and killed a poodle owned by an 11 - year - old disabled boy was charged Thursday with animal cruelty.Doug Berwick, 33, shot the 8 - year - old poodle June 19 with a.22 - caliber rifle after he was unable to catch it.Police Chief Jim Brown suspended Berwick
for five days without pay and recommended he be transferred to another department, but Berwick resigned as public protest grew.Bruce Haldeman, investigator supervisor
for the 5th
Judicial Circuit state attorney's
office, said Thursday that Berwick, if convicted, would face a maximum penalty
of up to one year in the county jail, a $ 5,000 fine or both.
Please accept our appreciation
for the investigation
of your good
office into numerous complaints over years now, concerning the health, economic, environmental and legal /
judicial degradation due to the proliferation
of industrial wind in Ontario.
The analysis followed by the
Office of the Privacy Commissioner is largely based on the «Model Policy
for Access to Court Records in Canada» (the «Model Policy») prepared by the Judges» Technology Advisory Committee
of the Canadian
Judicial Council (the «CJC») in 2005.
'' [I] f I were a Democrat, particularly one running
for office in the 2006 elections, I would be deathly afraid that the face and image
of the party is going to be represented most prominently by Senator Leahy and his right hand person
for judicial nominees, Senator Schumer (D - NY).
For an excellent (and I do mean excellent) summary
of Justice Rothstein's career to date, see this page on the
Office of the Commissioner
of Judicial Affairs website:
Amended multiple times throughout the years, the Model Code establishes standards
for the ethical conduct
of judges, provides guidance to judges and candidates
for judicial office and provides structure
for regulating conduct through disciplinary agencies.
He began his career in indigent defense with the
Office of the Public Defender
for the 17th
Judicial Circuit (Broward County) Florida.
The firm's partners have held several prestigious
offices, including President
of the American Association
for Justice (AAJ), President
of the International Academy
of Trial Lawyers, President
of the Academy
of Florida Trial Lawyers, President
of the Dade County Bar Association, President
of the Miami - Dade Florida Association
of Women Lawyers and Chairman
of the Florida Federal
Judicial Nominating Commission.
They have sat on bodies such as the Council
of the Inns
of Court, and have acted in the high - profile recent
judicial review challenges relating to the Bar Standards Board, QASA, and the Legal Ombudsman (
Office for Legal Complaints).
Consequently,
for a judge not to allow defense voir dire / cross examination questioning
of a prosecution witness before a damning exhibit is allowed into evidence, presents not only a Due Process issue but also a possible perception
of pro-prosecutorial bias
of the judge, whether or not that bias exists, at least in the eyes
of laypeople watching the trial, when a critical element
of a sufficiently functioning
judicial system is
for the public to perceive judges as following their oaths
of office.
Mr. Connell was a
Judicial Intern to the Honorable Judge D. Horrox and the Honorable Judge D. Demers, a Certified Legal Intern in The Sixth
Judicial Circuit State Attorney's
Office and a Legal Intern
for the United States Attorney's
Office, Middle District
of Florida.
One can only hope, with a change
of government,
for the restoration
of a modicum
of respect and decorum by the [prime minister's
office] and government
for the
judicial branch.
The investigation was launched by the Paris Prosecutor's
Office, which said that the rock iconoclast was under
judicial investigation
for «public insult and inciting hate,» just a few short weeks after France bestowed upon Bob its highest award, the Legion
of Honor, under the mistaken impression that all these years Dylan was actually singing in French.
The new process — through which qualified lawyers and persons holding
judicial office in Canada may apply to the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments through the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs — was launched last year as Justice Thomas Cromwell prepared to retire from the Supreme Court; Malcolm Rowe became the first SCC justice to be appointed by this
judicial office in Canada may apply to the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments through the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs — was launched last year as Justice Thomas Cromwell prepared to retire from the Supreme Court; Malcolm Rowe became the first SCC justice to be appointed by this pr
office in Canada may apply to the Independent Advisory Board
for Supreme Court
of Canada
Judicial Appointments through the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs — was launched last year as Justice Thomas Cromwell prepared to retire from the Supreme Court; Malcolm Rowe became the first SCC justice to be appointed by this
Judicial Appointments through the
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs — was launched last year as Justice Thomas Cromwell prepared to retire from the Supreme Court; Malcolm Rowe became the first SCC justice to be appointed by this pr
Office of the Commissioner
for Federal
Judicial Affairs — was launched last year as Justice Thomas Cromwell prepared to retire from the Supreme Court; Malcolm Rowe became the first SCC justice to be appointed by this
Judicial Affairs — was launched last year as Justice Thomas Cromwell prepared to retire from the Supreme Court; Malcolm Rowe became the first SCC justice to be appointed by this process.
Committee review
of remuneration (in this case, Justices
of the Peace) is required
for any new
judicial office, can be done retroactively within a reasonable time after the appointments, and is so even where those appointed to the new
judicial office are transferred from a previous
judicial office.
Lord Justice Fulford has been entirely exonerated
of media allegations that he supported the Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) in the late 1970s while a volunteer at the National Council
for Civil Liberties (NCCL), the
Judicial Conduct Investigations
Office confirmed last week.
Thanks to a working group
of judges and lawyers, California's Administrative
Office of the Courts now offers a required course on judicial ethics for incumbent judges and attorney challengers running for judicial o
Office of the Courts now offers a required course on
judicial ethics
for incumbent judges and attorney challengers running
for judicial officeoffice.
Judicial candidates must complete the course within 60 days
of filing
for office, creating a...
The Chief's
Office, through the MOU, assumed control over budgets
for the administration
of the
Office of the Chief Judge, the Regional Senior Judges, the Co-ordinator
of the Justices
of the Peace, and the
judicial support budgets
for the Provincial bench and all Justices
of the Peace.
Office of the Commissioner
for Federal
Judicial Affairs Canada / Commissariat a la magistrature fede
[email protected]
The Canadian
Judicial Council is investigating a complaint brought by the Attorney General
of Alberta that calls
for Justice Camp's removal from the
office of Federal Court judge, a position to which he was later appointed.
According to Justice Roggensack, to impose
judicial recusal rules in such circumstances would «nullify the constitutional vote
of the contributor, or the lawful choice
of the appointer, or chill the lawful speech
of those who make independent communications during the course
of a campaign
for judicial office.»
In the U.K., the
Office for Judicial Complaints, established in 2006 after a reform of the judicial complaint procedure, reports that five judges have been removed in the last three years, as well as a further eight resignations by judges under invest
Judicial Complaints, established in 2006 after a reform
of the
judicial complaint procedure, reports that five judges have been removed in the last three years, as well as a further eight resignations by judges under invest
judicial complaint procedure, reports that five judges have been removed in the last three years, as well as a further eight resignations by judges under investigation.