• State v. Whaley

    Publication Date: 2001-06-13
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    Date Filed: 2001-06-12
    Court: N.J. Sup. Ct.
    Judge: Justice LaVecchia
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    Case Number: A-101 September

    ON CERTIFICATION TO Appellate Division, Superior CourtChief Justice Poritz PRESIDINGArgued January 2, 2001LaVECCHIA, J.This case involves a defendant who was tried and convicted in absenti

  • Lewis v. City of Chicago

    Publication Date: 2008-06-16
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    Date Filed: 2008-06-04
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Posner, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 07-2052

    ARGUED FEBRUARY 22, 2008Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and POSNER, Circuit Judges.In 1995, the City of Chicago administered a new written test to 26,000 applicants for jobs as firefi

  • People v. Lori Elwick, 2008NY022635

    Publication Date: 2008-09-22
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    Date Filed: 2008-09-03
    Court: Criminal Court, New York County
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    Case Number: 2008NY022635

    Judge Elisa S. Koenderman NEW YORK COUNTY Criminal Court For the People: ADA Patrick Egan For the Defense: Stephanie Kaplan, Esq. Judge Koenderman

  • Elmont Open MRI Diagnostic Radiology PC v. New York Central MutualFire Ins. Co., 19187/06

    Publication Date: 2007-05-01
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    Date Filed: 2007-03-30
    Court: Unknown
    Judge: Gary Knobel
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    Case Number: 19187/06

    Judge Gary F. Knobel NASSAU COUNTY District Court Attorney for Plaintiff: Friedman, Harfenist, Langer & Kraut Attorney for Defendant:

  • November 15, 2002 | The Recorder

    John Cruikshank, 75, Was a Role Model For Black Lawyers

    Retired San Joaquin County Judge John Cruikshank, the first black judge in that county and an esteemed East Bay criminal defense attorney, died of a heart attack Tuesday. He was 75.Bef

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  • Comford v. United States

    Publication Date: 2008-05-20
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    Date Filed: 2008-05-15
    Court: D.C. Ct. App.
    Judge: Glickman, Associate Judge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant: Alice Wang, D.C. Public Defender Service, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For appellee: Ann Simon, U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 04-CF-123

    Argued May 18, 2006Before GLICKMAN and KRAMER, Associate Judges, and BELSON, Senior Judge.Appellant Rahveed Comford was convicted after a jury trial of carrying a pistol without a license, posse

  • Appell v. Muguerza

    Publication Date: 2010-11-23
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    Date Filed: 2010-11-23
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 14
    Judge: Kem Thompson Frost Justice
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    Case Number: 14-09-00932-CV

    Affirmed in Part, Reversed and Remanded, and Opinion filed November 23, 2010.OPINIONA doctor's patient and her mother sued the doctor asserting claims for assault based on the doctor's allege

  • February 13, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Lack of black bench nominees criticized

    IN NINE OF 11 Southern states, President Bush has never nominated a black person for any of 62 openings for federal trial court judgeships, according to federal court data. In his hom

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  • Newman v. Kock

    Publication Date: 2008-08-07
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-06
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 4
    Judge: Rebecca Simmons, Justice
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    Case Number: 04-07-00858-CV

    OPINIONSitting: Alma L. López, Chief Justice Phyllis J. Speedlin, Justice Rebecca Simmons, Justice.AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART.This appeal arises from a tenu

  • United States v. Schroeder

    Publication Date: 2008-08-08
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-05
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Cudahy, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 07-3773

    ARGUED MAY 29, 2008Before CUDAHY, POSNER and TINDER, Circuit Judges.Jeffrey Schroeder pleaded guilty to one count of tax preparer fraud and was sentenced to 36 months' imprisonment. Schroeder ap