Sentences with phrase «presiding over a case involving»

The only film that disappointed me was «Custody,» despite the consistently stellar Viola Davis as a weary family court judge who presides over a case involving a young single Hispanic mother whose children are taken away when one of them suffers a concussion.

He served as a judge for the Southern District of New York from 1994 through 2010, and presided over cases involving, for example, Megan's Law, the Million Youth March, Al Franken's use of the phrase «Fair and Balanced» in the title of a book, the Naked Cowboy, the Google Books settlement, the United Nations Oil for Food Program, an Afghan warlord charged with conspiring to import heroin, and the guilty plea and sentencing of financier Bernard L. Madoff.

Opposing counsel may be hampered in vigorous advocacy against an attorney who wears judicial robes and presides over cases involving that counsel.

Not exact matches

And for 27 years, before he was elected sheriff, he presided over court cases — ones that increasingly involved the stories of lives undone by drugs and poverty, and of an opioid epidemic taking root.

Harrieta Jane Akweley Quaye, the judge presiding over the fraud case involving the National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams, has recused herself.

The same judge is presiding over both cases, and the Ciminelli defense lawyer want to see how Caproni handles a public corruption case, according to a source involved in the Buffalo Billion case who spoke on condition of anonymity.

During her time in judicial office Judge Macken presided over or was a member of the formation in many seminal cases involving a wide range of legal issue, at European and national level, including in the areas of the environment (waste, water, special areas of conservation), free movement, intellectual property, regulatory control, telecommunications, privacy and data protection, the European Arrest Warrant, and in a broad range of constitutional and EU Treaty matters.

On June 20, 2007, Claude Provost, a Court of Quebec judge, was presiding over a preliminary inquiry in a case involving assault charges against a police officer.

While some of the judges who handled cases involving Anna Nicole Smith prefer to avoid televised hearings, word has it that one judge presiding over the hearing on where to bury Anna Nicole has his sights set on TV stardom.

In any civil proceeding, the judge presiding over the case will look to determine the extent to which parties involved in the case are liable, which carries immense legal and financial implications.

Presiding over a 2012 case involving the sale of an Ottawa condo unit, Brown derided the absurdity of a system that required his staff to spend an hour retrieving relevant paper documents from a storage facility at 393 University Ave., across the street from his 330 University Ave. courtroom.

As a family court judge, he presided over the court docket and heard and mediated many cases involving sophisticated financial issues, particularly in the financial services / investments field, as well as many child custody matters.

A. Decisions involving court proceedings must be at the discretion of the judge presiding over the case.

(3) A parent who desires to file a legal action against a court - appointed psychologist who has acted in good faith in developing a parenting plan recommendation must petition the judge who presided over the dissolution of marriage, case of domestic violence, or paternity matter involving the relationship of a child and a parent, including time - sharing of children, to appoint another psychologist.

They expressed a desire for all judges presiding over care order cases to ensure that they speak to the children involved before making a ruling, in order to understand the wishes of said children and to make a better, more informed decision in the long run.