Judiciary Snapshot: Trump Nominees Confirmed Oct. 14-18
The Senate confirmed four of President Donald Trump’s nominees to federal district courts this week, while the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced six other nominees.
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Trump Names Four Picks to Fill Federal Court Vacancies
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced two new nominees to federal courts in Alaska and Nevada, as well as two nominees to the Court of Federal Claims.
Read morePoland’s Nationalist Party Wins Big in Elections
Poland’s ruling conservative nationalist party won parliamentary elections on Sunday, a result that likely will lead it to seek to exert even more control over the country’s judiciary and deepen a showdown with the European Union.
Read moreAttorneys Spar Over Nominating Process for Iowa Judges
An Iowa judge said during a hearing Friday he will rule soon on a challenge to a state law that critics say politicized the selection of appeals court judges in violation of the Iowa Constitution.
Read moreJudges in Trouble
Three Indiana judges face disciplinary charges from the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications in connection with a fight outside an Indianapolis White Castle restaurant in May that led to two of the judges getting shot.
Read moreCourthouse Lighting Project Spurs Suit Against California Court Administrator
A business owner has sued the Judicial Council of California and one of its former staff supervisors for $1 million, claiming the ex-employee’s unscrupulous dealings in a project to replace courthouse lighting with energy-saving lightbulbs left her financially ruined.
Read moreTrump Continues to Reshape Ninth Circuit With Two New Picks
President Donald Trump announced six new judicial nominees on Friday, including two to seats on the once reliably liberal Ninth Circuit and four to federal courts in California.
Read moreCalifornians Get First Look at Revamped Priorities for Courthouse Construction
The Judicial Council of California approved new priorities for 80 courthouse construction and renovation projects across California on Thursday, a move sure to draw both congratulations and criticism depending on where courts fall on the list.
Read more‘Dear SCOTUS’: Court Packing Has Republicans on Edge
Accusing their Democratic colleagues of making a not-so-thinly veiled threat, Senate Republicans took the unusual step Thursday of writing a letter to the Supreme Court about a gun-rights case being appealed from New York.
Read moreAcross the Aisle, Trump Court-Packing Drives Call for Payback
Democrats could soon get their turn to fire up their own assembly line of judicial nominations, but groups focused on the courts say those seeking the party’s presidential nomination in 2020 have given the effort little airtime.
Read moreTrump Names Picks for Second Circuit, Five Other Courts
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans to nominate six new candidates for seats on federal courts, including a new pick for the Second Circuit.
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Senators Confirm Nine Federal Judges Ahead of Recess
Preparing to leave Washington for a month-long recess, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed nine of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, including four who will take spots on federal district courts in Texas and two each for courts in Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Read moreEU to Implement Monitoring System to Enforce Rule of Law
The European Union said Thursday it’s implementing a new monitoring system to ensure that all member states are complying with the bloc’s rule of law requirements.
Read moreRule of Law in Poland
Wading into the fray of what many call a constitutional crisis, the European Court of Human Rights asked Poland on Wednesday to answer whether purported judicial reforms – in this case appointing judges to a judicial watchdog board rather than allowing the judiciary to elect them – violates the civil rights of judges thrown off the board.
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Senate Confirmation Flips Makeup of Third Circuit
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed a Pennsylvania federal judge to a seat on the Third Circuit over opposition from the state’s Democratic senator, giving the Philadelphia-based appeals court a conservative majority.
Read moreNo Block on Cap to Temp Work by Retired California Judges
A state judge said he won’t block a lifetime limit on how long judges can continue to work after retirement, finding the cap does not disproportionally impact older judges.
Read moreJudge Unlikely to Block Cap on Temp Work by Retired California Judges
A San Francisco judge said Tuesday he will rule “relatively soon” on whether to block limits on how long California judges can continue to work after retirement.
Read moreTrump Nominates Federal Judges in Arkansas and Alabama
President Donald Trump announced plans Monday to nominate the former solicitor general of Arkansas and a longtime Alabama private practice attorney to seats on federal district courts in those states.
Read moreNewsom Shines Light on Process of Picking California Judges
In California, the world of judicial appointments can seem murky and secretive to the public. But on Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom made the process a little more transparent by releasing the names of the 111 advisers who will help him vet judicial candidates.
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EU High Court Blocks Forced Retirement of Polish Judges
A scheme by Poland’s parliament and its president to overhaul the judiciary by forcing older judges into retirement is unconstitutional and is an affront to the rule of law, the European Court of Justice ruled Monday.
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