One fear he has had as judge is leaving the courtroom knowing a wrong party prevailed in his court given the evidence in a criminal or civil trial.''The difficult part is not injecting yourself into a trial,'' he said.Burge said he has seen disappointing decisions from juries ''but that's the jury system.'' When asked what has been the easiest part of his first year on the bench, he replied, ''The easiest part is… [read post]

Okulsky Memorial Highway 205 S4212 VOLKER -- Increases the maximum penalty for disobeying a judicial subpoena from fifty to one hundred fifty dollars 204 S4147 MORAHAN -- Authorizes certain physicians to administer buprenorphine to addicts under certain conditions 203 S4125 LIBOUS -- Extends authorization of the county of Tioga to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2009 202 … [read post]

" Relying on the Civil War era case of Ex parte Milligan, the lawyers argued that "the Constitution prohibits the military imprisonment of civilians arrested in the United States and outside an active battlefield. [read post]