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I just returned from a day trip to northern Nevada to teach media relations to judges at the National Judicial College. The participants are judges from various states taking college-level courses on ethics, courtroom procedures, and in my case, transparency and accountability. I joined up with Judge Steve Smith of Bryan, Texas, [...]
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Why Have a Media Judge?
The idea of using a judicial officer to explain procedure and policy in the Clark County Courts has its roots in the Jeremy Strohmeyer murder case that culminated seven years ago. The cold-blooded nature of the crime, combined with the high profile appearance of defense attorney Leslie Abramson, who had just defended the Menendez brothers, [...]
Judges Need A PR Campaign
Out in the Black Hills a small revolution has begun, backed by a group called “JAIL 4 Judges,” that seeks to throw out any judge that dares rule against anyone who disagrees with the judge. Actually, that’s too simple of a statement: what South Dakota Constitutional Amendment E would do is “create grand juries with [...]