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Immigration Law
Immigration Law

Judge Margarita Bernal has taught Special Court Jurisdiction, regular and advanced, 24 times and will make it 25 in June. She was the first Latina ever appointed to her Tucson, Arizona, municipal court b...

Former judge finds herself on other side of immigration issue

Judge Margarita Bernal has taught Special Court Jurisdiction, regular and advanced, 24 times and will make it 25 in June. She was the first Latina ever appointed to her Tucson, Arizona, municipal court b...

ALJ
ALJ

We administrative law judges often feel, at best, misunderstood by our trial-judge brethren and, at worst, looked down upon. That’s unfortunate because our day-to-day professional lives are more alike ...

My day as an ALJ

We administrative law judges often feel, at best, misunderstood by our trial-judge brethren and, at worst, looked down upon. That’s unfortunate because our day-to-day professional lives are more alike ...

microphones at podium
microphones at podium

A: The Model Code does not expressly prohibit a judge from speaking with the press. Judges may speak with the press at any time—but not about any matter. Educating the press and the public about the judici...

Ask the Model Code: When may a judge talk to the press?

A: The Model Code does not expressly prohibit a judge from speaking with the press. Judges may speak with the press at any time—but not about any matter. Educating the press and the public about the judici...

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