Judges
Column
Scheduling Headaches Can Be Cured
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Friday, February 15, 2013 | by Norm Pattis
We talk a lot about civility among members of the bar. The conversation is almost always directed toward lawyers. We give judges a free ride, somehow. Why? Since when did the use of judicial discretion become a license to sin without need of confession?
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'A Half Step Too Slow'
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Friday, February 1, 2013
That's what Coach George "Pappa Bear" Halas said to Chief Justice Callahan when he waived him following his pre-season with the Chicago Bears in 1952.
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State Senator, Name Partners Top Judicial Nominee List
Friday, January 25, 2013 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
While nearly all lists of Superior Court nominees contain some notable legal names, the Class of '13 "sparkles" with top Connecticut lawyers, said Dan Krisch, an appellate advocate at Halloran & Sage.
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City Versus Developer Case Illustrates Different Approaches To Judging
Monday, December 3, 2012 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
The Appellate Court case of Hartford v. McKeever resulted in markedly different results in the trial and appeals court, highlighting the two main strains of the Anglo-American legal process.
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Skeptics Respond To Judicial Pay Raises
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Friday, November 2, 2012 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
A request for pay raises for judges by Supreme Court Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers has provoked some tough questioning.
Decision
In Re: Aziza S.-B.
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Monday, October 15, 2012
The court at times was impatient with all counsel, sarcastic and gruff, a judicial temperament that is inappropriate for the trial court; however, the court's memorandum of decision revealed that its findings and legal conclusions in terminating the respondent's parental rights were supported by evidence in the record.
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In Re: Messiah S.
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Monday, October 15, 2012
The Appellate Court explained, in the 1988 case of Barca v. Barca, that a trial judge "has a duty to maintain a calm demeanor, the decorum of the courtroom and avoid any action which might suggest partiality."
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Proposal Would Increase Judges' Salaries By 11 Percent
Friday, October 12, 2012 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
As a newly created committee begins meeting to discuss judicial salaries in Connecticut, the state Judicial Branch has offered up a detailed proposal that would boost annual pay for most judges by about $45,000 or more over the next four years.
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Ex-Justice's New Job Creates Conflict With Case
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
When a lawyer becomes a judge, she or he need not promise to always stay a judge. Lately, more and more judges have been jumping off the judicial track to take more lucrative jobs with private law firms, often as a dispute-resolver-in-residence.
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Judge Kravitz To Be Honored With Symposium Series
Monday, September 24, 2012 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
In what is expected to become an annual event, the Connecticut Bar Foundation is planning a symposium event in honor of U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz, whose distinguished legal career is, tragically, coming to a close.
