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Dear Model Code: Can I play golf, have dinner, or vacation with lawyers that regularly appear before me in the courtroom? Quite a few of my friends are lawyers, so naturally we spend a lot of time together. ...

Ask the Model Code: Can I be friends with lawyers?

By Hon. Efrain Alvarado and Hon. Jenifer M. Harris 5 Do’s from Hon. Efrain Alvarado Know the law. There is no way you can do justice if you do not know what the law of your jurisdiction requires and a...

Pre-trial release and detention: five do’s and five don’ts

Room 1246 at the NJC received a welcome addition this October. Mentis Technology Solutions, LLC., which makes aiSMARTBENCH case-management software for judges, donated a handcrafted mahogany and ma...

NJC classroom enhanced with courtroom setting gift