Legal Accountability Project Founder and President Aliza Shatzman spoke with Above the Law about the massive amount of judicial misconduct underreporting. In 2025, only two federal law clerks filed complaints of judicial misconduct under the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act, despite the judiciary’s own 2023 survey revealing 106 instances of mistreatment.

Legal Accountability Project Founder and President Aliza Shatzman spoke with The National Law Journal about a sharp rise in judicial misconduct complaints. According to new data from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, more than 1,850 complaints were filed against federal judges last year — a nearly 23% increase.

LAP’s President and Founder, Aliza Shatzman, spoke with Above the Law about a recent disciplinary order from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit finding that Lydia Kay Griggsby of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland created an “abusive” workplace for her law clerks. Clerks reported bullying, public humiliation, and emotional distress, with one co-clerk even too traumatized to eat or drink during the day.

Aliza Shatzman, President and Founder of LAP, spoke with Bloomberg Law about former federal Judge Mark Wolf, who recently retired after a four-decade judicial career, is facing scrutiny from former chambers staff who describe working under him as walking “on eggshells.” According to multiple former clerks and staff members, Wolf’s high demands sometimes manifested in yelling, demeaning comments, and thrown papers, creating a tense and stressful work environment.

Aliza Shatzman, founder and president of the Legal Accountability Project, was named a 2025 Legal Rebel by the American Bar Association for her work advancing transparency and accountability in judicial clerkships.

LAP’s President and Founder, Aliza Shatzman, spoke with Law 360 about a Maryland federal judge who acknowledged creating an “abusive workplace” in chambers following a judicial misconduct complaint filed by a former law clerk.

LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman spoke with NPR after a newly public Fourth Circuit order revealed that U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby acknowledged that the atmosphere in her chambers “at times resulted in an abusive workplace” following a law clerk’s complaint alleging harassment, verbal abuse, and erratic behavior.

LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman spoke with Reuters after a federal judge acknowledged that the workplace in her chambers “resulted in an abusive workplace” following a judicial misconduct complaint filed by a former law clerk.

LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman responded to newly released court documents in the Boston Globe, revealing that former Boston federal judge Mark Wolf was under investigation for alleged misconduct involving the creation of a hostile work environment for a law clerk at the time of his widely publicized retirement.

LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman spoke with Bloomberg Law about a judicial misconduct investigation into a former U.S. District Court judge within the First Circuit accused of creating a hostile work environment. Subsequent reporting revealed that the judge in question is Mark Wolf.

LAP President and Founder Aliza Shatzman spoke with Law 360 about a federal judge who resigned after publicly criticizing former President Donald Trump, a move widely framed as a principled stand. However, the judge’s resignation followed a judicial inquiry, raising concerns that stepping down from the bench can be used to evade accountability.

LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman spoke with NPR about former Boston federal judge Mark Wolf, who allegedly resigned in November 2025 to take a principled stand against executive branch overreach—but actually resigned amid a misconduct investigation to evade accountability.

Former judge Mark Wolf allegedly resigned in November 2025 to take a principled stand against executive branch overreach—but investigative reporting subsequently revealed that he actually resigned amid a judicial misconduct investigation to evade accountability.

LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman spoke with the Connecticut Insider about a new judicial misconduct complaint against New Haven native and federal appeals court Judge Sarah Merriam, alleging a pattern of bullying and hostile treatment toward former law clerks, including yelling, demeaning emails, and unpredictable outbursts.

LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman spoke with Reuters about LAP’s first judicial misconduct complaint filed against Second Circuit Judge Sarah Merriam.

LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman spoke with the Hartford Courant about LAP’s first judicial misconduct complaint filed against Second Circuit Judge Sarah Merriam, who sits in Connecticut.

LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman spoke with Law.com about LAP’s first judicial misconduct complaint, filed against Second Circuit Judge Sarah Merriam.

LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman spoke with Bloomberg Law about LAP’s first judicial misconduct complaint, filed against Second Circuit Judge Sarah Merriam—thereby circumventing both congressional intransigence and judicial branch inaction.

LAP’s President and Founder Aliza Shatzman spoke with NPR’s Carrie Johnson about LAP’s first judicial misconduct complaint filed against Second Circuit Judge Sarah Merriam.

LAP’s Aliza Shatzman on the significance of Pennsylvania’s 2025 Supreme Court judicial retention victories in The Philadelphia Citizen.