Friday, January 09, 2026

Magistrate Judge News

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 Congratulations are in order for two good people -- first to Detra Shaw-Wilder on her investiture.  And second to Yeney Hernandez, who the ...
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Andy Adler wins in SCOTUS -- again

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Congrats to AFPD Andy Adler for this 5-4 habeas victory in the Supreme Court, which held: Title 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(1) does not bar this ...
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Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Should 92 year old Judge Hellerstein preside over the Maduro case?

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 Jeffrey Toobin says no here : There is no simple procedural mechanism for lawyers, or the public, to challenge the fitness of judges. A cu...
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Monday, January 05, 2026

"Justice For Venezuela at Last"

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 That's the title of t his WSJ op-ed by our very own Judge Roy Altman.  It starts this way: My family in Caracas awoke to loud explosio...
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Judge Eaton

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 By John R. Byrne First portrait post of 2026 is Judge Joseph Oscar Eaton. He was a state senator before his time as a judge. FBA write up ...
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Friday, January 02, 2026

Year end reviews are in

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We have one from the Chief Justice. One from the U.S. Attorney. And even one from Markus/Moss ! Blog contributor John Byrne has one as well ...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

HNY

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I try not to post personal stuff on the blog, but I'm so proud of my daughter so today's post is a shameless plug for her 501(c)(3) ...
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Monday, December 29, 2025

WIll SCOTUS founder Tom Goldstein be acquitted?

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 His trial is set for the beginning of the year.  And it's very high stakes, but Tom is used to that.  Check out this fascinating NY Tim...
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