Wake Up Call: UK Judges Are Being Disciplined by the Hundreds

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• More than 200 UK judges and magistrates have been disciplined in the last four years, including those who have been “sacked, reprimanded, and forced to resign” for “drink-driving” and being drunk while in court. In one case, an entire judicial tribunal panel was disciplined after they mocked a member of the public for his Welsh heritage and “perceived lack of intelligence.” (The Telegraph)
• WilmerHale has appointed Joel Green to be the firm’s new firm-wide deputy managing partner, ...