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SJC posts Court Administrator job opening
The job description says the administrator will have “overall responsibility for shaping administrative functions that support the Trial Court's mission, including budget preparation and oversight, labor relations, information technology,
Updated: 10/19/2011 05:58P
States fund judiciary, but must shed mindset to control it: SC
Referring to over 2 crore pendency in trial courts, the bench said there were too many seminars on docket management but few attempts to find what should be the ideal number of cases that must be assigned to a trial judge. "What should be the ideal
Updated: 10/19/2011 05:58P
Drug trial judge hears Bacon wiretap boast to help traffic 100 kilograms of
A BC Supreme Court judge heard wiretap evidence Oct. 19 of Jarrod Bacon boasting to an undercover police agent that he could help traffic 100 kilos of cocaine. Police wiretaps played for a judge
Updated: 10/19/2011 05:55P
'Baseline killer' case goes to jury
PHOENIX, Oct 19, 2011 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A jury in Phoenix began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of accused "Baseline killer" Mark Goudeau, who is charged with nine murders. Jurors heard legal instructions from Superior Court Judge Warren
Updated: 10/19/2011 05:55P
Conrad Murray Trial: Michael Jackson's Doctor 'Not Equipped to Revive Him
Shafer was the last witness for the prosecution in the Conrad Murray involuntary manslaughter case in Los Angeles Superior Court. Conrad Murray is seen in this Sept. 29, 2011 file photo. (Al Seib/AP Photo) Shafer testified without charging his normal
Updated: 10/19/2011 05:55P
Michael Jackson trial resumes: Propofol expert defends drug
A leading propofol expert took to the stand on Wednesday to tell the court how the drug should be administered correctly. Prosecutors have claimed that Murray ignored the correct procedures by giving Jackson the medication. Dr Steven Schafer advised
Updated: 10/19/2011 05:52P
Ex-Mason teacher to be tried by judge in sex case
LEBANON -- The former Mason High School teacher accused of having sex with students waived her right to a trial by jury on Wednesday in Warren County Common Pleas Court. Stacy Schuler, 33, will let Judge Robert Peeler decide whether she's guilty of 16
Updated: 10/19/2011 05:47P
Drunk-driving trial underway in Whitehorse
Frotten could not feel legs following crash Court heard from the woman who first came upon the accident. Eleanor Emke, 22, testified she was driving from Haines Junction, Yukon, to Whitehorse when she came across the scene. Emke said she helped Schmidt
Updated: 10/19/2011 05:46P
Jackson manslaughter trial: Witness details propofol, says no 'safeguards were
by AP Jurors in the trial of Michael Jackson's doctor got a crash course Wednesday on the anesthetic propofol from an expert who showed them a graphic video of what he said was the right way to administer the drug that's blamed for killing the King of
Updated: 10/19/2011 05:45P
Top court nominees use hearing to mitigate perceived shortcomings
Judge Moldaver also noted that appellate judges bear a special responsibility to direct trial judges – “the unsung heroes of our system” – and cannot ever lose sight of the fact that trial courts are the real battleground in litigation.
Updated: 10/19/2011 05:44P
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