Using Profanity at Home Is Not Grounds for Lawyer Discipline
A lawyer’s use of the word “n*****” inside of her home may be undignified, but it is not grounds for lawyer discipline according to a recent recommendation of a Louisiana …
A lawyer’s use of the word “n*****” inside of her home may be undignified, but it is not grounds for lawyer discipline according to a recent recommendation of a Louisiana …
The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended a Denham Springs judge for four months for engaging in ex parte communications via Facebook Messenger with a party in a case pending before him …
On January 28, 2022, the Louisiana Supreme Court held in a 4-3 split decision that a city judge could remain in office despite exceeding the age limit set by the …
On November 12, 2019, the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct “publicly warned” a judge who performed opposite-sex marriages, but who “declined to perform same-sex weddings.” More particularly, the judge …
May a judge tacitly comment on social issues of the day by “liking” and “sharing” posts by others on Facebook? No, according to a November 2019 public reprimand by the …
The Louisiana Supreme Court has distributed for public comment three proposed revisions to Rule XXIII governing proceedings before the Judiciary Commission. These revisions were recommended to the court by the Judiciary …
On June 29, 2016, the Louisiana Supreme Court suspended two Baton Rouge area judges on recommendation of the Louisiana Judiciary Commission. First, the court suspended Judge J. Robin Free without pay for …
The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended Port Allen district judge Robin Free for thirty days for accepting an “all-expenses paid trip on a private jet to a hunting ranch in Texas” from …