Government
Mar. 26, 2014
Some judges resist settlements in major government cases
Judicial officers at all levels routinely push for settlements. However, some judges have been pushing in opposite direction when they feel prosecutors and government regulators have not held a business or individuals accountable.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Judicial officers at all levels routinely push for settlements. However, some federal judges have been pushing in opposite direction - going so far as to deny a settlement - when they feel prosecutors and government regulators have not held a business or individuals accountable.
The most well known example of judicial reticence to approve a deal is U.S. District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff's denial ...
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