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Judge Moreno in SDFL

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:17 pm

Any intel on Judge Federico Moreno? Can't find any intel on him on TLS. Looking for info on how much his clerks work, working relationship, etc.

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Re: Judge Moreno in SDFL

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:30 pm

i know one person who worked for him and had a good experience. Dont know the guy that well, but he was like yeah he was cool. Idk how helpful this is but figure I would share.

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Re: Judge Moreno in SDFL

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Oct 27, 2023 11:46 am

He allegedly went out of the way to ruin one law student's career, publicly smear his name, and prevent him from getting admitted to the bar according to media reports, all over a stupid immature thing he did during an internship. You can see the article on Above the Law and elsewhere; I believe it was the subject of federal lawsuits.

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Re: Judge Moreno in SDFL

Post by Anonymous User » Sun Oct 29, 2023 3:14 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Oct 27, 2023 11:46 am
He allegedly went out of the way to ruin one law student's career, publicly smear his name, and prevent him from getting admitted to the bar according to media reports, all over a stupid immature thing he did during an internship. You can see the article on Above the Law and elsewhere; I believe it was the subject of federal lawsuits.
The kid's conduct was egregious and Judge Moreno's response was totally proportional. The ATL article (https://abovethelaw.com/2018/04/judge-d ... -dumb-kid/) does a good job of describing the facts, and you can draw your own conclusions.

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Re: Judge Moreno in SDFL

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:14 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Sun Oct 29, 2023 3:14 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Oct 27, 2023 11:46 am
He allegedly went out of the way to ruin one law student's career, publicly smear his name, and prevent him from getting admitted to the bar according to media reports, all over a stupid immature thing he did during an internship. You can see the article on Above the Law and elsewhere; I believe it was the subject of federal lawsuits.
The kid's conduct was egregious and Judge Moreno's response was totally proportional. The ATL article (https://abovethelaw.com/2018/04/judge-d ... -dumb-kid/) does a good job of describing the facts, and you can draw your own conclusions.
If you Google the law student, he’s gone on to bring a bunch of other law suits, including against Moreno, against the USAO who terminated his internship for the actions that led Moreno to admonish him (specifically, saying that he worked for the USAO to get access to Moreno’s chambers to discuss a suit completely unrelated to the USAO), against ATL for the linked article, against the MA bar examiners for not admitting him to the MA bar, and against a Vermont judge and the Vermont AG for a speeding ticket (along others).

I can’t 100% guarantee that Moreno’s reaction was proportionate or says nothing relevant about his behavior as a boss but the 2L (who was 29 at the time) was clearly a piece. of. work.

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Re: Judge Moreno in SDFL

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Oct 30, 2023 11:29 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:14 am
I can’t 100% guarantee that Moreno’s reaction was proportionate or says nothing relevant about his behavior as a boss but the 2L (who was 29 at the time) was clearly a piece. of. work.
It's a good thing you posted this anonymously or you would have been the next person sued.

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Re: Judge Moreno in SDFL

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:12 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Mon Oct 30, 2023 11:29 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:14 am
I can’t 100% guarantee that Moreno’s reaction was proportionate or says nothing relevant about his behavior as a boss but the 2L (who was 29 at the time) was clearly a piece. of. work.
It's a good thing you posted this anonymously or you would have been the next person sued.
I eagerly await service of 2L v. Anonymous TLS User.

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