Category:Local courts news, 2011
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- A dozen Massachusetts courts may close
- A Miracle in Sussex County
- After more than 50 years, Judge Cohn retires from juvenile court
- Alabama circuits not keen on Friday closings
- Alabama courts will layoff employees
- Alarcon announces retirement from Louisiana District Court in Orleans Parish
- Alaska judge rules in favor of tax exemption for same-sex couples
- Alaskan tribal courts granted power over family law issues
- Andrea Dryer appointed to Iowa's First District Court
- Another hearing takes place in attempt to unseat Indiana Secretary of State
- Another Mississippi county to try online filing system
- Anthony Tatti appointed to Florida's Fifth Circuit
- Appeals court rejects insanity claim in Cynthia Lord case
- Applicants sought for Denver Probate Court
- Application period ends for vacant circuit court position
- Appointment made in North Carolina 24th District
- Appointment made to Washington Supreme Court
- April 2 is election day in Louisiana
- Are Nevada's judges paid more
- Arkansas Court of Appeals reverses Circuit Court ruling
- Arkansas judges searching for solutions to budget shortfall
- At least two judicial races in Baldwin County in 2012
- Atlanta Mayor and City Council differ on municipal judge numbers
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- Bailey appointed to newly-created 431st District Court
- Baltimore City Circuit Court nominees chosen
- Bar Association proposes changes to judicial selection in North Carolina
- Barbara Lenk nominated to Massachusetts Supreme Court
- Bartolomei appointed to Minnesota Fourth Judicial District
- Baton Rouge court ruling enforces fees on criminal defendants
- Berrien County Chief Judge suspects link between the number of police officers and trial court revenue
- Bill to change judicial selection process passes Senate
- Bill to raise judge's pay receives criticism
- Bill would make Montana's judicial elections partisan
- Borkowski sworn in as NJ Superior Court Judge
- Bower appointed to Iowa Court of Appeals
- Branches of government at odds in pre-K education debate
- Brian Shockley becomes newest Worcester County Judge
- Brian Zahra appointed to Michigan Supreme Court
- Bribery charges reinstated against New Mexico district judge
- Browning replaces McKenna as Senior Family Court Judge
- Budget cuts of 10% or more expected in Maine's court system
- Burton Conner appointed to Florida's appellate court
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- California Chief Justice appoints judges to Judicial Council
- California Judicial Council to consider new fees in trial courts
- Cameras allowed in Minnesota courts during some civil hearings
- Candidates announced for three seats on the DC Superior Court
- Candidates chosen to fill Kansas magistrate vacancy
- Candidates for Third District Court Vacancy now being selected
- Candidates line up for Montgomery County Circuit Court seat
- Candidates named for vacancies on Maricopa Superior Court
- Candidates prepare for Mississippi justice court elections
- Case against Judge Williams to proceed with more charges
- Chad Schmucker becomes Michigan state court administrator
- Chancellor Fair to join Mississippi Court of Appeals
- Change proposed in how judicial incumbents are listed on Idaho ballots
- Changes to Pinal County selection coming in 2013
- Charles Glasrud appointed to District Court
- Chief Justice Hunstein delivers State of the Judiciary
- Chief Justice Toal Delivers SC State of the Judiciary Address
- Chutich and Rodenberg appointed to Minnesota Court of Appeals
- Circuit court judge drops manslaughter, fetal homicide charges
- Circuit court judge found guilty of misconduct
- Circuit court judge Michael R. Roseberry announces retirement
- Circuit Judge Daniel Ballou faces misconduct charges
- City attorney appointed in Denver
- Clark County Circuit Court becomes latest switch to new system
- Clarke County gets new district judge
- Class action lawsuit filed in Indiana State Fair collapse
- Cletus Maricle, former Clay County circuit judge, sentenced to 26 years for vote fraud
- Clinton Smith appointed temporary Orleans Parish Traffic Court judge
- Colorado adds new judgeship to Seventh District
- Colorado Twelfth District judge retiring
- Colorado's Wasserman sentences man to life in prison
- Columbia attorney fills vacancy on 13th Circuit
- Columbia County judge retires this month
- Commission on Judicial Selection Recommends Four Candidates to Governor Dayton
- Commission rates efficiency of Orleans Parish judges
- Commission says Maryland judges are underpaid
- Connecticut courts seeking public opinion on rules
- Connecticut governor and state police union clash in court
- Connecticut Judicial Branch hiring magistrates
- Connecticut plans to improve judge reviews
- Conspiracy to Have Judge Killed Thwarted
- Convicted murderer granted new trial
- Court of Appeals Judge Bressler (reluctantly) retires
- Court of Appeals Judge Theodore Carlson passes away at the age of 72
- Court of Chancery Judge Chandler to retire
- Creal leaves Ann Arbor District Court for good
- CT Supreme Court protects trial witnesses
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- Danelle Liwski appointed to Pima Superior Court
- Daniel Peters appointed to Cook County Circuit Court
- David Bruns appointed to Kansas Court of Appeals
- Dawes County Court ordered to vacate conviction
- DC Safe Surrender program gives felons a chance to turn themselves in
- DC Superior Court judge seeks another term
- Delaware County Circuit Court judges release new 'social networking policy'
- Delaware Supreme Court issues e-discovery ruling
- Dennis Adkins appointed to Montgomery County bench
- Derek K. Smith appointed to the 21st circuit court in Tennessee
- Di Toro sworn in to D.C. Superior Court
- Disciplinary charges filed against Judge Jeffrey Harkin of Indiana
- District court judge accused of ethics violation for second time
- District Court rules in Hawaiian sovereignty case
- District Judge Packard passes away at the age of 62
- District Judge Richard Hagar removed from new cases due to backlog
- District Judge Robert Carolan retires, leaves for Kosovo
- District judge to rule on constitutionality of education reform laws
- Drug-free in Mississippi
- DUI judge charged with DUI
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- Edmund Acoba nominated for Kauai Fifth Circuit District Court
- Eight apply to fill former judge's seat
- Eight new members appointed to the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection
- Eighth District judge can retire or face removal proceedings
- Election Coverage:Run-up to the General Election, Pennsylvania 2011
- Election results: 2011 Louisiana primary
- Eleven apply for Fifth District vacancy
- Elhasan confirmed as magistrate for Michigan's 20th District Court
- Entire state Supreme Court recuses itself from case
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- Family Court Judge announced to fill vacancy in Morgan, Hampshire and Mineral counties
- Ferrara confirmed to Massachusetts Superior Court
- Fifth Circuit Family Court innovates to avoid lengthy divorce trials
- Fillmore City Justice Court Vacancy Filled
- Financial discrepancies discovered in Michigan district court, judge placed on leave
- Five apply for Georgia Superior Court seat
- Five appointed to Florida's Fifth Circuit Nominating Commission
- Five Omaha lawyers to fill vacancies in Douglas County
- Flooding closes Ward County Courthouse
- Florida 20th Judicial Circuit Court accepting applications for vacancy
- Florida commission screening applicants for First District
- Florida judicial salaries comfortably in the middle
- Former circuit court judge passes away unexpectedly
- Former Kentucky circuit court judge disbarred for misconduct
- Former Magistrate judge barred from future judicial office
- Former NM Judge attacked and severly beaten
- Former North Dakota District Judge Randall Hoffman pleads guilty to three sex charges
- Former Oklahoma District Judge James Goodpaster dead at 70
- Former Pennsylvania Common Pleas judge goes on trial for receiving kickbacks while on the bench
- Four candidates apply to replace former judge William D. Young
- Four candidates recommended for Maryland Court of Appeals
- Four new judges selected in South Carolina
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- Gerry Alexander to leave WA Supreme Court
- Gookin named new judge of Iowa's 8th District Court
- Gov. Abercrombie reluctant to release names of candidates
- Gov. Beebe appoints judge to Seventh Circuit
- Gov. Kasich appoints judge in Cuyahoga County
- Governor appoints two to Maricopa Superior Court
- Governor Beebe appoints four to Circuit Courts
- Governor Bentley appoints three judges
- Governor Brewer appoints two in Pima County
- Governor Chafee to make his first judicial appointments for family court vacancies
- Governor Dayton makes first judicial appointment
- Governor Deal appoints Jefferson Municipal Court judge to State Court
- Governor Deal appoints two to DeKalb County State Court
- Governor Dennis Daugaard appoints two judges to the 7th Judicial Circuit
- Governor John Kitzhaber fills judicial vacancies in Marion County
- Governor Kasich returns to previous method to appoint judges in Cuyahoga and Darke Counties
- Governor Malloy announces two appointments
- Governor names new judge to Idaho's 4th District Court
- Governor Perdue reappoints judges defeated in 2010 election
- Governor Perry Signs Loser Pays Bill
- Governor Scott appoints four to trial courts
- Governor Scott appoints judge to Fourteenth Circuit Court
- Governor Scott appoints Schreiber to Ninth Circuit
- Governor Scott appoints three to Florida courts
- Grant awarded to preserve court records
- Great Falls man pleads not guilty in homicide
- Group challenges law requiring disclosure of campaign spending
- Guidebook released clarifying process of becoming a judge
- Gun club brought before Development Review Board
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- H. Patrick Haggard chosen for Tenth District vacancy
- Hampshire probate judge retires at 70
- Hartis steps down as Chief Magistrate Judge for Kershaw County
- Hawaii dog breeding company charged with animal cruelty
- Hawaii Judicial Selection Commission decides to release names
- Haynes appointed to Pueblo County Court
- Hearing date set for suspended District Judge accused of misconduct
- Hearing date set on proposed changes to the North Dakota Code of Judicial Conduct
- Heidi Linngren appointed to South Dakota 7th Judicial Circuit
- Hennepin County Judge Gary Larson to retire
- Hit with misconduct charges, Judge Russell Alred responds with federal lawsuit
- Holladay Justice Court Nominees Selected
- House Speaker's list highlights politics in merit selection
- Hundley joins Madison County court
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- Idaho Supreme Court one of 3 in country without a woman on the bench
- Illinois institutes mandatory evaluations for judges
- Indiana judge sends message to those avoiding jury duty
- Indiana moves to online training for court employees
- Iowa gears up for appellate and district court appointments
- Iowa Governor signs bill dealing with judicial appointments into law
- Iowa judge retires due to medical problems
- Iowa Supreme Court Chief testifies before U.S. Congress on cameras in the courtroom
- It's a long shot, but...FL Supreme Court asks for more judges
