Republican dominance in Texas elections explains why only two of 18 judges on the state’s highest courts are Latino, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, dismissing a Voting Rights Act lawsuit brought by Hispanic voters.
Read moreA software developer that built a case-management information system for the Connecticut Judicial Branch claims in court that the successor to its decade-old program uses its trade secrets.
Read moreFrom posting a political view on Facebook to sporting a lawn sign for one’s preferred candidate, a federal judge found Wednesday that the agency tasked with supporting the U.S. court system went too far in trying to bolster public trust by stamping out these free-speech activities.
Read moreU.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions told judges and lawyers Friday at an Eighth Circuit conference in Iowa that courts should get out of the way and let the executive branch do its job.
Read morePoland’s parliament voted Friday to approve legislation that will make it easier for the ruling party to appoint the president and members of the Supreme Court and influence judges.
Read moreAppointing a panel to hold hearings on the issue, the New Jersey Supreme Court suggested Thursday wiping the slate clean for people who were charged years ago with minor municipal offenses like traffic tickets.
Read moreCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown signed the final budget of his 16 collective years as governor Wednesday, a spending plan that sends $248 million to the judiciary.
Read moreThe Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly confirmed an Alabama attorney to a seat on the federal court in Birmingham.
Read morePresident Donald Trump on Thursday announced the nominations of 10 new judges, including one to the Ninth Circuit and seven to courts across New York.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously approved President Donald Trump’s nominee for a position on a federal court in Hawaii.
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s nominee for a seat on a federal court in Louisiana told senators on Wednesday her failure to disclose to lawmakers two appearances she made at pro-life events was an innocent oversight.
Read morePresident Donald Trump on Tuesday announced 20 new nominees to courts across the country, including three to federal appellate courts.
Read moreThe Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to a seat shared between two Kentucky federal courts.
Read moreThe Trump administration plans to implement a quota requirement on immigration judges that will be tied to their annual performance reviews, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Read moreMidterm judicial elections in California don’t usually attract much publicity, but with Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky staring down a recall vote and 17 incumbent judges facing challenges for their seats in June, the upcoming race has triggered concerns that politics has invaded what should be an impartial and apolitical branch of government.
Read moreAn Oregon judge has been barred from the courtroom for three years, after the state Supreme Court found he undermined public confidence in the judiciary by refusing to perform same-sex marriages, letting a felon under his supervision handle a gun and repeatedly lying during investigations into his actions.
Read moreAn Ohio Appeals Court judge argued before the Sixth Circuit that state election laws regarding judicial candidates are unconstitutional and violate candidates’ free-speech rights.
Read moreAfter more than 13 hours of testimony the Connecticut Judiciary Committee was evenly divided early Tuesday on whether to elevate state Supreme Court Justice Andrew McDonald to chief justice.
Read moreA decision by Portuguese legislators to temporarily reduce the salaries of judges in the nation’s Court of Auditors to help plug holes in the nation’s budget did not violate rules on judicial independence, the European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday.
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