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A North Carolina judge found a defendant guilty and sentenced him to jail time. Joseph Serna, a former Green Beret and Afghanistan Veteran was self-medicating his PTSD with alcohol. When he violated his probation for a DUI charge, the judge sentenced him to a night in jail. But then the judge, also a…

In Feb 2014, the news surfaced, about Judge Ciavarella, who had sentenced, around 3,000 children to months of detention after they had committed minor infractions. This corrupt judge was later sentenced to 28 years in prison for accepting $2.2 million as a finder’s fee for the construction of a for-profit…

A western Pennsylvania judge spent the day in the courthouse, but not where she usually serves. Cambria County Judge Linda Fleming was picked up for a 36-member panel assignment for a criminal case. Rather than excusing herself, Judge Fleming decided to set a good example for others and accepted the…

James 2:1-13 This passage in James always makes me smile. I find it funny that James, the brother of Christ, would be advising others not to show favoritism. He probably spent years watching Jesus being treated as the favorite before he wrote this. Sibling rivalry is always difficult, but when your older…

All of the following cases, along with many others, were found on the web site m-law.org. 1) Our favorite from the website is from Grand Haven, Michigan. A cleaner had stolen what she thought was a large candle from the condominium she had cleaned. Later, while at a restaurant with friends, she lit the…