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Censure Urged for Attorney Whose Paralegal Acted as Lawyer in Court
"A lawyer who sent his paralegal to a court hearing, where she advocated for a client and allowed herself to be called ?counselor,? should be censured - New Jersey?s stiffest discipline short of suspension - an ethics panel says."

 Court Chides Appeals Panel for Bucking Trial Judge in Injured Equestrian's Case
"A N.J. appeals court overstepped its bounds when it cut by 90 percent a $500,000 verdict for a competitive equestrian injured in a car crash, the state Supreme Court rules, serving notice that second-guessing juries and trial judges due to the size of verdicts will be frowned on. "

Livingston Judge Who Pleaded Guilty to Drunken Driving Faces Ethics Charges
"Robert Jones, a Livingston municipal judge who drove drunk and denied it when stopped by police, brought his judicial office into disrepute, New Jersey Supreme Court ethics monitors charge in a formal complaint."

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