Category Archives: Judges
PA Court Holds that Facebook Friendship Requires Recusal of Judge
Original post written by Lauren Moak at the Delaware Employment Law Blog. A recent decision by the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas seems to hold that a judge who is Facebook friends with a party in a matter before him … Continue reading
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Social Media and Court Employees
Social-media policies are the hot topic in the world of employment law. Questions about the advisability of social-media policies and the legal limits on what these policies may and may not regulate continue to abound. If it’s a topic of … Continue reading
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Social Media & Legal Ethics
Readers interested in the various ethical implications relating to the use (and nonuse) of social-media by legal professionals also may be interested in a just-published law review article on the topic. The article is published in the current edition of … Continue reading
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Ohio Judges Given the Green Light for Facebook
Ohio judges may have a personal Facebook profile, so says the disciplinary board of the Ohio Supreme Court in an advisory opinion issued December 8, 2010. Provided, of course, that the judge keep in mind certain ethical considerations. For example, … Continue reading
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Judge Removed From Case Due to Her (Alleged) Comments Online
Ohio Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold, is accused of posting opinionated comments about her cases on the website of a local newspaper. She is alleged to have posted more than 80 comments under the name “Lawmiss." The latest development came earlier … Continue reading
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Ohio Judge + Newspaper Website + Anonymous Comments = Disaster?
Confidentiality is critical to the legal profession. Lawyers’ ethical duty to keep client information confidential has been a primary area of concern when it comes to social media and lawyers’ use of sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. The … Continue reading
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Judges Who Blog
Should judges blog? What are the ethical implications of judges in the blogosphere? Are there any limits on judges who blog? These seem to me to be complicated questions but worthwhile questions nevertheless. I don’t claim to know the answers … Continue reading
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Ethical Implications of “Friendly” Judges
Implications of social media are far reaching and the legal community is not immune. One scenario that has occurred involves judges’ participation in social media. Judges’ ethical obligations set certain parameters for out-of-court contact with lawyers who appear or, in … Continue reading
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