Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) says his staff has “already put together a memo” on the facts involved in the misconduct findings against Judge Eleanor Ross and "everything’s on the table,” reports @suzannemonyak.bsky.social news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

I went long on a new form of Trump DOJ turmoil: Top Las Vegas prosecutor Sigal Chattah repeatedly bypassed Main Justice recusal orders, pushed cases for ex-clients & friends, targeted political foe, & much more. "It's charitable to call it chaos." news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

The Senate just confirmed Katie Lane, the first judicial nominee to receive an “not qualified” rating from the American Bar Association in President Donald Trump’s second term, to the US District Court for the District of Montana. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Eleanor Ross is the federal district court judge who was subject to a private reprimand for having sex with a police officer in chambers in earshot of law clerks, according to a person familiar with the situation.

News: The judge reprimanded by the judiciary for having sex in chambers, in earshot of law clerks, is Judge Eleanor Ross of the Atlanta-based Northern District of Georgia, @bloomberglaw.com has confirmed. w/ @oliviaalafriz.bsky.social & @jacqthomsen.bsky.social news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

The judiciary’s private reprimand of a federal judge for having sex at the workplace and lying about it is raising questions about that penalty’s effectiveness.

NEW: Trump said today he plans to nominate an Ohio state judge recommended by VP (and former Ohio senator) JD Vance to a federal trial court seat in the state. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

A federal district judge engaged in an extramarital affair with a law enforcement officer in chambers, and in earshot of law clerks, a judicial conduct committee found, @suzannemonyak.bsky.social and @jacqthomsen.bsky.social report news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

A federal district judge engaged in an extramarital affair with a law enforcement officer in chambers, and in earshot of law clerks, a judicial conduct committee found.

Updated with more details: All six former clerks who were interviewed described seeing the officer visit chambers, and two clerks reported hearing either “kissing sounds,” “moaning” or both from the judge’s office, while a third recounted hearing music playing during a visit, the report said.

A spate of judicial vacancies gives President Donald Trump a handful of new seats to try to fill as the window for Senate confirmations narrows before midterm elections. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

New: A group of conservatives earlier this month pushed Texas's senators to make a pair of lawyers the nominees for two federal judgeships in Dallas. One has since been nominated, another -- a former Cruz staffer -- hasn't. From me and @oliviaalafriz.bsky.social news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

NEW: Donald Trump’s judicial nominees took a new tack in answering Democrats’ questions on the outcome of the 2020 election, drawing on Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s response to a similar query during her own confirmation vetting. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

NEW: A contingent of Democrats joined Republicans to confirm a former House lawyer and federal prosecutor nominated by President Donald Trump to the South Carolina federal bench. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

The Senate Judiciary Committee this morning advanced a federal appeals court nominee who has represented Donald Trump in a defamation case brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

ICYMI (tl;dr: judges have about 3 weeks left to announce retirements if they want Trump to appoint replacements before the midterms)

ICYMI: Trump last night announced his picks for vacancies on the 8th and 10th Circuit, as well as district court seats in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/... @jacqthomsen.bsky.social @suzannemonyak.bsky.social

A DC Circuit panel appeared likely to uphold a lower court order temporarily barring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from penalizing Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over remarks telling service members they may disobey unlawful orders. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Acknowledging that it wasn’t his best time, Justice Brett Kavanaugh told Fawn Johnson of @bloomberglaw.com: “I didn’t train as much. It turns out training makes a difference.” Other judges included DC Circuit's Florence Pan (25:39), Patricia Millett (36:58) news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

The Senate Judiciary Committee earlier today advanced a trial court nominee who was rated "not qualified" by the ABA over her limited legal experience. Katie Lane, an RNC lawyer, was the first nominee in Trump's second term to receive that rating. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering a nominee who’s the second judge from a Florida state appeals court tapped for the federal bench after ruling for Trump in a defamation case last year. Jeff Kuntz is set to appear before the panel later today. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan said he is “sure” the US Supreme Court will take up the opinion he wrote this week allowing Texas to enforce a law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms, @oliviaalafriz.bsky.social reports news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

NEW: 5th Cir. Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan said he is “sure” the US Supreme Court will take up the opinion he wrote this week allowing Texas to enforce a law requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...