Witness Preparation for Deposition and Witness Preparation for Trial.
Witness Preparation for Deposition and Witness Preparation for Trial By Jan Mills Spaeth, PhD [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Perhaps more than in any other field, forensic professionals are called upon to contribute to courtroom proceedings. For those new to the process of serving as a...

2009 Miss America Pageant Puts the Spotlight on National Judges.
Saturday, January 24, 2009 Live from Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, on TLC LINWOOD, N.J., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2009 Miss America Pageant promises to be an exciting event with the announcement of the strikingly diverse panel of national judges. This year's panel of seven...

Bill Schuette, Appeals Court Judge and Veteran Lawmaker, Joins Warner Norcross.
LANSING, Mich., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Judge Bill Schuette will join Warner Norcross & Judd LLP on Jan. 1, 2009 when he concludes his term on the Michigan Court of Appeals. Schuette has also served as a U.S. Congressman, Michigan Department of Agriculture Director and a Michigan...

Judge Abdella leaves post hoping he made a difference.
Byline: Kim Ring EAST BROOKFIELD - On the desk in Judge Charles A. Abdella's office this week was a little square note with handwritten telephone numbers for Social Security and the Group Insurance Commission. It was a small reminder, compared to the stack of boxes...

Marshall, judges, lawyers target domestic violence; Courts' workloads grow in tough financial times.
Byline: Steven H. Foskett Jr. WORCESTER - Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall yesterday told a group of judges, lawyers, advocates and court officials that during times of economic uncertainty, the justice system must use its resources as effectively as it can in dealing with...

National Adoption Day 2008 Places More Than 4,000 Foster Care Children in Permanent, Loving Homes.
From New York City to Los Angeles, Thousands Helped Make National Adoption Day A Success NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Judges Joseph M. Lauria and Anthony Trendacosta presided over the adoptions of 368 children and their new families at the Queens Family Court...

Texas Courts Lead U.S. in High-Tech Battle Against DUIs.
Judges Shift Focus to Addiction DALLAS, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The state of Texas is now the largest user of a high-tech, alternative sentencing program that aims to shift the focus from "warehousing" offenders and sanctioning cars to battling what judges call the root cause of the...

War crimes verdict.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [4] GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- The crime: terrorism. The weapon: a video camera. The second war crimes trial to go before a U.S. military tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay naval base ended with a guilty verdict on November 3. Prosecutors accused Ali Hamza al-Bahlul, a...

Eugene lawyer John Barber marks his 100th birthday.
Byline: The Register-Guard Family and friends will gather to celebrate the 100th birthday of Eugene resident John Barber on Friday at Willamette Oaks retirement apartments. Barber was born Nov. 25, 1908, in Omaha, Neb. He attended Omaha University, where he was captain of the football...