Here’s a funny one from the Smoking Gun: Judging By His Handwriting MARCH 14–It seems that there is a serious penmanship problem with lawyers filing documents in Mississippi’s Eighth Circuit Court. So much so that …
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Surviving Justice: America's Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated
On the UW Law Library New Book Shelf: Surviving Justice: America’s Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated Chapter one features an “oral history” by Chris Ochoa, entitled “My Life Is a Broken Puzzle.” Currently a law student …
Free Federal District Court Opinions via PACER
PACER is now offering free access to opinions in federal district courts using CM/ECF version 2.4 or higher. CM/ECF is the Federal Judiciary’s Case Management/Electronic Case Files System. This applies to the Eastern District of …
Article: Make the Most of Courtroom Technology
An interesting article on courtroom technology appears in Law.com’s Small Firm Business. The author describes various technologies being used in the courtroom today and the benefits of a paperless presentation. Source: Legal Technology Blog
Judge Quotes Scene from "Billy Madison"
The Smoking Gun reports that “in what is surely a first for the federal judiciary, a Texas bankruptcy judge has quoted from the Adam Sandler film canon in a recent opinion. Dismissing a motion due …
LexisNexis Introduces Service of Process
From TVC Alert: LexisNexis this week introduced a new litigation tool called LexisNexis Service of Process. The service facilitates fast, reliable service of summonses, complaints, subpoenas and other documents via an established network of process …
Caseload Stats, Judicial Compensation & Dane Cty Courthouse
The Winter 2006 edition of The Third Branch is now available. The Third Branch is a quarterly publication providing news of interest to the Wisconsin Court System. Highlights include: – Evaluation of caseload statistics – …