Monday, October 20, 2025

News & Notes

 By John R. Byrne

1. The DOJ is looking to hire a bunch of new lawyers. Business Insider covers it here, noting that this includes the Miami office which is looking for criminal, civil, and appellate attorneys.

 2. Last Wednesday, the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law hosted a panel that included our own Judge Ruiz. The other participants were federal appellate judges Kyle Duncan (Fifth Circuit) and William Nardini (Second Circuit). The panelists discussed their pre-judicial legal career, their path to the bench, and their work as judges. A theme was how their Catholic backgrounds have shaped them as jurists. Very interesting watch if you have the time. Video here.

3. Non-football related, some of us need more religion in our lives given the state of our football teams. Canes blew a prime time game Friday night, FSU has somehow lost nine straight ACC games, and Florida just fired their coach. Oh, and the Dolphins were bludgeoned to death 31-6 by the 1-5 Cleveland Browns. Think this is officially rock bottom, folks. 

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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous3:49 PM

    "If a prosecutor had brought for my review the Letitia James indictment alleging mortgage fraud my first question would have been, how did you get this job?"

    - Former SD Fla. Crim. Chief

    Anybody else remember the many, many people who were imprisoned by the office for mortgage fraud, who did far less than Mrs. James?

    I cannot wait for more of 'when I was the best and most ethical prosecutor ever...I [never] [always]...[verb]....[noun].

    On a side note, when will we be seeing this article:

    "Your Former Defendant, a Guide to Business Development, Dining and Finding the Best in a Child Rapist"

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    1. Anonymous5:38 PM

      Pacer case no for a single imprisoned defendant who did far less than Mrs. James (is alleged to have done).

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  2. Anonymous9:28 PM

    All the FS insiders have applied... God help the SDFL!

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  3. Anonymous9:47 PM

    https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/seventeen-individuals-indicted-mortgage-fraud-scheme

    Pretty sure the DOJ press release would look more scandalous for James than what the straws in this case did.

    After all, she actually kept the property for herself. But hey, a 30 second google search turned this one up, so not the best out there.

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