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• Municipal Judge Charged With Fraud on Creditors Takes Leave of Absence
• Lawyer Whose Client Bolts to Another Can't Sue for Tortious Interference
• Cecchi and Salas Get Senate Nods for District Judgeships
• Rova Farms Cases Triable by Jury, High Court Rules
• Court Clarifies Duty of Defense Counsel To Warn of Deportation Consequences
• Perskie Begs High Court To Clear Him of Ethics Charge of Misleading Senate Panel
• Judge's 'Repugnant and Offensive' Rant At Pro Se Litigant Draws a Reprimand
• Disbarred Lawyer Charged With Unauthorized Practice Offense
• Copyright, Defamation Suit Against N.J. 101.5 Is Reinstated on Appeal
• Bill Would Give Stalking Victims a Civil Cause of Action
• Court Topples Gap-Time-Credit Ruling That Wiped Out Rapist's Prison Term
• Appeals Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Journalist's Age-Bias Suit

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Municipal Judge Charged With Fraud on Creditors Takes Leave of Absence	Top
Harold Cook III, a municipal judge in four Passaic County towns, has taken a leave of absence pending resolution of ethics charges that he used fraudulent transfers to evade creditors.
Lawyer Whose Client Bolts to Another Can't Sue for Tortious Interference	Top
A state appeals court has all but slammed the door on suits by one lawyer against another, on grounds of tortious interference with contract, for taking a client away.
Cecchi and Salas Get Senate Nods for District Judgeships	Top
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed U.S. Magistrate Judges Esther Salas and Claire Cecchi to fill vacant district judge posts.
Rova Farms Cases Triable by Jury, High Court Rules	Top
Bad-faith actions against insurers are essentially contract claims, and so a right to a jury trial exists, a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court rules.
Court Clarifies Duty of Defense Counsel To Warn of Deportation Consequences	Top
Criminal defense lawyers have a duty to warn noncitizen clients that a guilty plea may result in deportation, but not necessarily that deportation is a certainty, an appeals court says.
Perskie Begs High Court To Clear Him of Ethics Charge of Misleading Senate Panel	Top
Retired judge Steven Perskie stood before the state Supreme Court on Tuesday facing a censure for judicial ethics violations but urging the justices not to find that he misled a Senate committee about them.
Judge's 'Repugnant and Offensive' Rant At Pro Se Litigant Draws a Reprimand	Top
Max Baker, the former presiding family judge for Atlantic County, is publicly reprimanded for his tirade against a pro se parent who questioned a child-visitation schedule.
Disbarred Lawyer Charged With Unauthorized Practice Offense	Top
Thomas Izso of Denville, an attorney disbarred two years ago for misappropriating client funds, is now in criminal trouble for allegedly practicing law without a license.
Copyright, Defamation Suit Against N.J. 101.5 Is Reinstated on Appeal	Top
A photographer can proceed with his suit alleging New Jersey radio station 101.5 used his work on its website without his approval and slandered him on the air by insinuating he is gay.
Bill Would Give Stalking Victims a Civil Cause of Action	Top
A bill in Trenton would create a civil cause of action for people claiming to be stalked.
Court Topples Gap-Time-Credit Ruling That Wiped Out Rapist's Prison Term	Top
A defendant should not be allowed to go essentially unpunished for a rape not solved until a decade after it was committed, even though credits for time he served on other convictions in the interim were enough to set him free, the state Supreme Court rules.
Appeals Court Affirms Defense Verdict In Journalist's Age-Bias Suit	Top
A state appeals court upholds a Bergen County jury's finding that a newspaper journalist was discharged after nearly 30 years because of poor performance reviews and work attitude, not his age.

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