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The Judicial Update, 2011
From Ballotpedia
Judgepedia's 2011 judicial news coverage:
January
- New Mexico state courts hit hard with budget crunch, Feb 13, 2011
- New Jersey Courts embrace you tube in search for court volunteers, Feb 13, 2011
- Jury selection process in Anchorage finalized for Waterman trial, Feb 05, 2011
- Federal Judge declares Mandatory Health Insurance Provision unconstitutional, Feb 01, 2011
- Leslie M. Williams appointed as permanent member of the Commission on Judicial Selection, Feb 01, 2011
- Obama nominates six for district judge positions and one appellate judge, Jan 31, 2011
- Only one women left on bench after the retirement of Stephanie E. Joannides, Jan 31, 2011
- Longtime District Judge John P. Davis dies, Jan 28, 2011
- Nine nominees for Iowa Supreme Court sent to Governor Branstad, Jan 28, 2011
- Supreme Weekly: State of the Judiciary addresses and a new nominee in Hawaii, Jan 27, 2011
- Obama's federal judicial pick for the Western District of Wisconsin gets nominated a third time, Jan 26, 2011
- Court of Appeals Judge Bressler (reluctantly) retires, Jan 26, 2011
- Judge Hill to retire from federal bankruptcy court in North Dakota, Jan 26, 2011
- Sabrina McKenna nominated to Hawaii Supreme Court, Jan 26, 2011
- Three new judges join the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Central California, Jan 25, 2011
- Sanford funding veto ruled unconstitutional, Jan 25, 2011
- Joe Biden reports for jury duty in Delaware, Jan 25, 2011
- Sherene Dillon appointed to Utah's Second District Court, Jan 25, 2011
- Paul Farrell appointed to vacancy on Cabell County Circuit Court, Jan 22, 2011
- Bailey appointed to newly-created 431st District Court, Jan 22, 2011
- Federal bankruptcy Judge Paine retires, Jan 21, 2011
- U.S. Appeals Judge Tacha to assume senior status, Jan 21, 2011
- Supreme Weekly: Budget cuts and a quick switch, Jan 20, 2011
- Patrick Hayes sworn in to Rio Grand County Court, Jan 20, 2011
- Magistrate Leavitt to leave the federal court, Jan 20, 2011
- Big changes proposed for New Hampshire court system, Jan 20, 2011
- Ohio county Juvenile Court race still undecided, Jan 20, 2011
- Process underway to select judge to succeed Caplinger in Kansas, Jan 20, 2011
- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stops district court's death penalty hearing, Jan 19, 2011
- Hearings to be held for Connecticut judges with terms expiring in 2012, Jan 19, 2011
- Justice Gilbertson presents South Dakota's State of the Judiciary, Jan 19, 2011
- Commission recommends ways to cut New Hampshire judicial budget, Jan 19, 2011
- Public funding puts a new spin on Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, Jan 18, 2011
- County Judge Young retires after 26 years on the bench, Jan 18, 2011
- Governor Christie nominates ten judges for New Jersey courts, Jan 18, 2011
- Judge Lewis joins the 13th Judicial District, Jan 16, 2011
- Judge Field takes office on the 8th District Court, Jan 16, 2011
- New judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi sworn in, Jan 16, 2011
- Judge Bridges to retire from the Chelan Superior Court, Jan 14, 2011
- Three new Nassau County judges take office, Jan 14, 2011
- Judge named for Arizona shooting case, Jan 14, 2011
- Judge Olvera appointed Presiding Judge, Jan 14, 2011
- Lyons resigns from Alabama Supreme Court, Main joins, Jan 14, 2011
- Obama resubmits 42 judicial nominations to the U.S. Senate, Jan 14, 2011
- Judge Placey seeks seat on Common Pleas Court, Jan 14, 2011
- Magisterial District Judge Carter sets retirement for 2012, Jan 14, 2011
- Two Monroe County judges announce retirement, Jan 14, 2011
- Judge Haven retires after 20 years on the District Court bench, Jan 14, 2011
- Schumacher takes office, Jan 14, 2011
- Noma appointed to Oklahoma Supreme Court, Jan 13, 2011
- Steven Taylor: Oklahoma's new chief justice, Jan 13, 2011
- Dennis Morris becomes district judge, Jan 13, 2011
- Supreme Weekly: Vacancies in January 2011, Jan 13, 2011
- This year, three Hawaiian judges have terms expiring, Jan 13, 2011
- Nebraska Supreme Court justice recommended for nomination to U.S. District Court judge, Jan 13, 2011
- Supreme Weekly: Looking at the 2010 state Supreme Court elections, Jan 13, 2011
- Judge Bunch retires, Jan 13, 2011
- Sixty-one apply to serve on Iowa's high court, Jan 13, 2011
- Judge Wagner relinquishes seat to Dankof, Jan 12, 2011
- Judge Dlott's ruling throws new twist in undecided judicial race, Jan 12, 2011
- Martinez confirmed to U.S. District Court in Colorado, Jan 11, 2011
- Judge Bozonelis announces resignation, Jan 11, 2011
- Brian Zahra appointed to Michigan Supreme Court, Jan 11, 2011
- Corrigan leaves Michigan high court for Department of Human Services, Jan 10, 2011
- Federal judge John Roll shot and killed, Jan 09, 2011
- Moreno to leave California Supreme Court, Jan 08, 2011
- Tao named to 8th District Court in Nevada, Jan 08, 2011
- Baker becomes Supreme Court Justice, Jan 08, 2011
- Constitution now bars newly elected Orphans Court judge from serving, Jan 04, 2011
- Justice Rivera-Soto will not seek renomination in 2011, Jan 04, 2011
- Litkovitz takes office as federal magistrate in Ohio, Jan 03, 2011
- Thigpen reappointed to North Carolina Court of Appeals, Jan 03, 2011
- McGrath and Pfeiffer to retire from Ohio courts, Jan 01, 2011
- Michael Douglas new Chief Justice in Nevada, Jan 01, 2011
February
- Retired Supreme Court justice dies at 69
- Bill to raise judge's pay receives criticism
- Municipal court judge sues city over pay cut
- Texas Chief Justice delivers State of Judiciary Address as a call to action
- District Judge Robert Carolan retires, leaves for Kosovo
- Judge's ruling reversed because of ties to hospital
- Lengthy judicial selection process keeps Judge Thomas Marshall on court
- State Supreme Court Justice will not recuse herself from case
- 8 magistrate judge posts cut by state Supreme Court
- Sex abuse conviction overturned by state Supreme Court
- Colorado's Wasserman sentences man to life in prison
- Former workers' compensation director asking state Supreme Court to throw out felony conviction
- Way cleared for newest Oklahoma Supreme Court justice to take the bench
- Arkansas jury awards three life sentences
- Indiana Court of Appeals rules man did not prove intoxication
- Dawes County Court ordered to vacate conviction
- Appeal of death row inmate denied
- No pay raises for Mississippi judges
- Justice Thomas: All ears for five years
- Amy Krause sworn in as Michigan Court of Appeals judge
- Judge Gertner to retire from federal court in Massachusetts
- No pay raises for Louisiana judges this year
- Vermont Judges Criticized in Review Process
- Idaho Supreme Court one of 3 in country without a woman on the bench
- Kansas House approves changes to judicial appointment process
- Supreme Weekly: Five appointments in twenty-four hours
- New Mexico Supreme Court to require I.D. to view court records
- NJ State Senate passes resolution seeking the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Rivera-Soto
- NY Chief Justice Lippman delivers State of the Judiciary message
- Justice Holland re-nominated to Supreme Court
- North Carolina voters polled about judicial campaign contributions
- Senior Ninth Circuit Court judge passes away
- NH Governor's budget allocates e-court startup funding
- Nancy Hammond to retire from court in Fayette County
- Brock Hornby tosses two counts in federal lawsuit against GMAC's foreclosure practices
- Simpson sentences woman to 7 years in Pitino extortion case
- Ameren fighting court ruling to roll back rates
- Bill would make Montana's judicial elections partisan
- U.S. Senate confirms Edward Davila to federal court
- Chief Justice Hunstein delivers State of the Judiciary
- Two new nominations announced by Obama for federal judgeships
- Providence Justice Done After 19 years on Bench
- Sabrina McKenna confirmed to Hawaii Supreme Court
- Governor Bentley appoints three judges
- Four new judges selected in South Carolina
- Judge Philip Pallenberg sets trial date for man accused of beating 2-year-old girl
- Bill to expand size of high court dies in Arizona
- Burton Conner appointed to Florida's appellate court
- Robert Wilt joins Illinois 17th Judicial Circuit
- Justice Graves confirmed to 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- New Natrona County district judge sworn in
- Judicial Vacancy Posted for Fillmore Court
- Recommendation for judge's removal made by state Judicial Qualifications Commission
- Judicial Nominating Commission considers changes to judicial applications
- North Dakota Supreme Court adopts federal rules changes in counting time
- Kansas Tax Court nominees approved by Senate committee
- Four candidates apply to replace former judge William D. Young
- Wisconsin primary kicks off election season tomorrow
- Indiana woman sentenced to three years for improper tax returns
- New Hampshire House Speaker says approval of court overhall unlikely
- Baton Rouge court ruling enforces fees on criminal defendants
- New judge takes office in Jackson County
- Judge Cagle retires from Kansas City Housing Court
- Governor proposes 30% cut in Connecticut state agencies
- Martinez now a member of Colorado federal court
- Candidates named for vacancies on Maricopa Superior Court
- Salone appointed to Illinois Appellate Court
- Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye addresses Sacramento area legal community
- Senate confirms three nominations to the Federal Judiciary
- Controversy arises over candidate Waterman's campaign contributions to the Governor
- Supreme Weekly: This week's news from Virginia, Missouri and Hawaii
- Charles Kahn nominated for federal magistrate position in Florida
- Virginia Supreme Court justice Leroy Hassell dies
- Father seeks to collect $325,000 from former state trooper
- Judge Carey rejects motion to acquit in Waterman Case
- Former Pennsylvania Common Pleas judge goes on trial for receiving kickbacks while on the bench
- New Circuit Judge appointed in St. Louis County
- Justice Roland Cole rejects insanity defense in decapitation murder case
- Brian Shockley becomes newest Worcester County Judge
- Judge Murphy announces retirement from the Maryland Court of Appeals
- Circuit Judge Daniel Ballou faces misconduct charges
- Virginia Attorney General Urges Supreme Court to Hear Health Care Challenge
- Obama nominates two for federal district judge positions
- Vermont Supreme Court Upholds Verdict in Student Death
- Nevada judge declines to block sports arena initiative
- Gov. Abercrombie reluctant to release names of candidates
- Nelson to retire from Montana Supreme Court
- South Carolina case headed to the Supreme Court
- Financial costs of the 2010 Alabama Supreme Court election
- Raises scheduled for Delaware judges
- Annual statements of interest filed in Arkansas
- Justice Cowin to retire from Masschusett's Supreme Judicial Court
March
- New state attorney general sworn in
- Judge M. Blane Michael passes away
- Budget concerns raised over judge's ruling
- Confirmation hearing held for Judge Bernice Donald
- John McConnell approved by Senate Judiciary for federal bench
- Supreme Weekly: Proposed changes to judicial selection
- Senior federal judge for Eastern District of Pennsylvania to step down
- Application period ends for vacant circuit court position
- NY State Courts to face $170 million budget cut
- NM Gov. appoints five to Judicial Standards Commission
- Assistant U.S. attorney Nancy Torresen nominated to Maine's federal bench
- Hit with misconduct charges, Judge Russell Alred responds with federal lawsuit
- Change proposed in how judicial incumbents are listed on Idaho ballots
- Borkowski sworn in as NJ Superior Court Judge
- NH House to investigate marital master
- Mississippi drug courts commended by House of Representatives
- Alcala appointed to Court of Criminal Appeals
- Judicial candidate endorsed by all law enforcement associations in Las Vegas
- Bill to change judicial selection process passes Senate
- Nebraska Supreme Court to hear firefighter contract dispute
- Worker awarded workman's compensation for bear mauling
- State Supreme Court throws out appeal from convicted child-abuser
- Hearing date set for suspended District Judge accused of misconduct
- Governor Perdue reappoints judges defeated in 2010 election
- Indiana Chief Justice says courts will stay away from legislative standoff
- Audit for District Court of Appeals shows court's financials in good shape
- Northwest Jesuit order agrees to pay $166.1 million to sex abuse victims
- District Judge Packard passes away at the age of 62
- Judge Tisdale to retire after 16 years on Maryland Circuit Court
- Dixon appointed new Kansas Judicial Administrator
- Anthony Tatti appointed to Florida's Fifth Circuit
- Robert Cook returns to Illinois Appellate Court
- Nominees for vacancy in Colorado's Twentieth District named
- Supreme Weekly: Tensions mounting in the states
- Governor Deal appoints Jefferson Municipal Court judge to State Court
- Child support case being heard by Supreme Court
- Vacancy announced on the DC Superior Court
- Associate Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court receives award
- Governor Kasich returns to previous method to appoint judges in Cuyahoga and Darke Counties
- Utah Courts to Expand Interpreter Services
- Joseph L. Wildman appointed to 10-year term on Maui Circuit Court
- Candidates for Third District Court Vacancy now being selected
- 42 of 260 state court judges in Arkansas are women
- Rebecca White Berch supports probate court reform
- 16 vie for one vacant judgeship in Shelby County
- Judge Keller Withdraws Request to be Retained
- Appeals court upholds conviction of fugitive
- Cletus Maricle, former Clay County circuit judge, sentenced to 26 years for vote fraud
- Superior Court judge dismisses case against Clark College
- Nicole Cannon becomes first woman on 5th District bench in more than 4 decades
- 29 of 124 state court judges in Utah are women
- Judges Favor Restrictions Being Lifted
- Mistrial declared in high profile case
- Judicial Nominating Commission seeks applications for 5 open judgeships
- Former Fifth Circuit chief judge Charles Edward Clark dies
- Judge says no bail for actress arrested in drug bust
- New York Judiciary proposes $100 million in budget cuts
- NM Supreme Court asks retired judges to return to bench to help with caseload
- Massachusetts and New Hampshire take over backlog of Rhode Island cases
- NJ Gov. Christie withdraws nomination of Assemblyman Carroll
- NH Legislator's attempt to remove judge fails by committee vote
- Legislative Committee Cross-Examines Two Vermont Judges
- Two new presiding judges appointed for the Mississippi Court of Appeals
- Appeals judge nominated for State Justice Institute
- Cameras allowed in Minnesota courts during some civil hearings
- Chad Schmucker becomes Michigan state court administrator
- Retired state Supreme Court justice passes away
- Karen Arnold-Burger sworn in as Kansas Appellate Court judge
- John Telleen appointed judge of Iowa District Seven
- Supreme Weekly: News from Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida and Hawaii
- Senate votes confirm three federal judges to posts in Illinois and California
- Arkansas appellate court rules on illegitimacy
- Montana negotiates $43 million settlement with Libby asbestos victims
- Mary Celeste to receive award from bar association
- Browning replaces McKenna as Senior Family Court Judge
- Watchdog group POE calls for disbarment of Clarence Thomas
- Susan Black to take on senior status
- Deployment of Greenwood police officer to Iraq leads to the dismissal of 13 criminal cases
- Judicial selection reform a priority in Arizona
- Judge reinstates roadless rule, protecting Tongass National Forest
- North Carolina's budget quandry
- Clarke County gets new district judge
- Indiana judge sends message to those avoiding jury duty
- Chief Justice Toal Delivers SC State of the Judiciary Address
- Supreme Weekly: The week in transparency
- Obama nominates three to federal district court seats
- Florida commission screening applicants for First District
- McAdams retires from California Court of Appeal
- Espinosa nominated for Appellate Court
- Another federal judge upholds healthcare law
- Judicial leaders seek security for Justice of the Peace courts
- SCOTUS rules that corporate information does fall within the FOIA exemption for personal privacy
- Ohio Supreme Court schedules new executions
- Illinois institutes mandatory evaluations for judges
- Four candidates apply to replace former judge William D. Young
April
- Supreme Court to hear "legislative cannibalism" case
- State court clerks allowed more freedom in court activity reporting
- Entire state Supreme Court recuses itself from case
- Governor signs new DUI bill into law
- Maine's high court clarifies tax rules for pilots
- UPDATE: Finalists selected to replace former Judge Baumgartner
- Work starts on new courthouse in Franklin County
- Idaho's high court rules that schools are not responsible for wrongful conduct of students
- Vermont Supreme Court Rules Ballots Public Record After 90 Days
- U.S. 5th Circuit Court upholds Louisiana court's adoption ruling
- New First Judicial Circuit judge appointed
- Mississippi judge suspended
- Manufacturers allowed to appeal planned wind farm
- Three vacancies to come in Lane County
- Michigan Attorney General contests District Judge's term dates
- NY courts begin to feel effects of budget cuts
- Connecticut Judicial Branch hiring magistrates
- Legislators in North Carolina try to ban "foreign law" in courts
- Arizona voters will vote on changes to judicial selection
- Former senator accused of accepting bribe appeals ruling
- State corporate farming law challenged
- Clark County Circuit Court becomes latest switch to new system
- Supreme Weekly: Politics, budget and a nomination
- NJ Surpeme Court blocks destruction of police notes
- NH Supreme Court upholds delayed murder conviction
- Two new judges appointed to Massachusetts courts
- Judge Boone announces indefinite leave of absence
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/27/2011
- David Bruns appointed to Kansas Court of Appeals
- Commission on Judicial Selection Recommends Four Candidates to Governor Dayton
- Nominees announced for Georgia Superior Court vacancy
- Hawaii Supreme Court will select member of Reapportionment Commission
- Iowa Governor signs bill dealing with judicial appointments into law
- California Legislature commends African-American justices
- Governor Scott appoints judge to Fourteenth Circuit Court
- Residents Call for Removal of Third District Judge
- Same-Sex Partnership Dismissed by Montana Judge
- Mountain View Murder Trial begins
- Racketeering judge exposed in Texas
- Supreme Weekly: Elections past and future
- Eighth District judge can retire or face removal proceedings
- Kloppenburg seeks statewide recount
- Fourth time's the charm?
- District of Columbia appellate judge to retire
- 12 Attorneys suspended in South Carolina
- Death sentence recommended for taxi driver
- Action pending against Florida appellate judges
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/20/2011
- Assault charge dropped against part-time judge
- Alabama circuits not keen on Friday closings
- House Speaker's list highlights politics in merit selection
- Judges in Indiana county await changes to judicial selection method
- Applicants sought for Denver Probate Court
- Court of Appeals Judge Theodore Carlson passes away at the age of 72
- Columbia attorney fills vacancy on 13th Circuit
- Supreme Court orders school district to disclose teachers' salaries
- Family Court Judge announced to fill vacancy in Morgan, Hampshire and Mineral counties
- Incumbent emerges as winner in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
- Superior Court judge to step down
- Eight apply to fill former judge's seat
- Convicted Stepdad Denied Bid for Fourth Trial
- Vacancy in First Judicial Circuit filled by governor's appointment
- Arguments on Letter in Allgier Case Heard by Utah Supreme Court
- State control of city's finances declared constitutional
- Three to run for Snyder County Magisterial seat
- U.S. District Judge Lyonel Senter retires from senior status
- Patricia Milun appointed to Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals
- Marion County Circuit judge retiring
- Financial discrepancies discovered in Michigan district court, judge placed on leave
- Oklahoma judges respond to highest female incarceration rate
- Supreme Weekly: Checking in with Alabama, Connecticut, Florida and Arkansas
- Hearing date set on proposed changes to the North Dakota Code of Judicial Conduct
- NM Supreme Court to rule on public records case
- NH Federal court rejects healthcare lawsuit
- Barbara Lenk nominated to Massachusetts Supreme Court
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/13/2011
- Indiana forms group to assess civic engagement
- Colorado lawyers lauded for pro bono work
- Attorney, disbarred from Maine's state courts, won't be practicing in its federal courts, either
- Federal judge rules that Kentucky can restrict speech of attorneys
- Idaho Supreme Court to decide on Canyon County open records case
- Judge Leasure announces retirement from Howard County court
- Kansas Supreme Court to hear a case outside of Topeka for the first time
- Plan to split Supreme Court moves ahead in Florida
- Lubbie Harper and Carmen Espinosa join Connecticut courts
- Iowa House nixes proposed judicial nomination amendment
- Danelle Liwski appointed to Pima Superior Court
- Governor Deal appoints two to DeKalb County State Court
- Two nominees for federal court announced by the White House
- Holland confirmed to historic third term
- Upheaval in Wisconsin Supreme Court election results
- Legality of Nebraska's purchase of lethal injection drug questioned
- DUI judge charged with DUI
- Supreme Weekly: Vacancies in California, Virginia and New Jersey
- Eleven apply for Fifth District vacancy
- Texas Open Meetings Act survives another challenge
- The Morning After: If the results are close, what happens next in Wisconsin?
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/6/2011
- Edmund Acoba nominated for Kauai Fifth Circuit District Court
- The Morning After: Wisconsin Supreme Court election still not decided
- Alaska Judicial Council nominates Judge Levy and Attorney Menendez for superior court judgeship
- Potential appellate judge for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals nominated by Obama
- Nominee selected by President Obama for the Southern District of New York
- Richard Lannon appointed to Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
- Superior Court judge calm about next year's election
- Alabama courts will layoff employees
- Tamara O'Brien appointed to Summit County court
- Jackson County Prosecutor to become Jackson County's new circuit court judge
- Obama nominates two to fill federal court vacancies
- April 2 is election day in Louisiana
May
- Washington Supreme Court weighs in on red light cameras
- Governor Perry Signs Loser Pays Bill
- Former circuit court judge passes away unexpectedly
- State Supreme Court justice to retire in June
- Summary judgment requested over pension cuts
- Mississippi Supreme Court to determine constitutionality of law that limits large jury verdicts
- Supreme Court rules on gun permit for medical marijuana users
- Oklahoma Supreme Court moves into a new building
- Kloppenburg will not challenge recount results
- Economic growth case to come before state Supreme Court
- Adulterous liaisons can give rise to custody rights, says Kentucky Supreme Court
- LePage nominates Gregory Campbell to Maine District Court
- Connecticut courts seeking public opinion on rules
- Hawaii dog breeding company charged with animal cruelty
- Citing perjury and misconduct, Idaho Supremes toss out murder conviction
- Utah 3rd District Court Judge Named
- Hennepin County Judge Gary Larson to retire
- Judicial elections held in South Carolina
- Traffic court judge Clemons gets low ranks from local attorneys
- Court of Chancery Judge Chandler to retire
- Leah Seaton appointed to Wicomico County Circuit Court
- Andrea Dryer appointed to Iowa's First District Court
- Legislature approves bill to build new Livingston Parish courthouse
- Hampshire probate judge retires at 70
- Chief Justices meet in New Hampshire
- Supreme Weekly: High courts in Vermont, Arkansas, New Mexico and New Jersey
- Federal judge John Feinkens of Michigan dies at 93
- Massachusetts court experiments with blogging, Twitter and Facebook
- Panel investigates ways to make Kansas court system more cost-efficient
- Colorado adds new judgeship to Seventh District
- Four new federal judge nominations from Obama
- New York courts trim costs
- Recount concludes Prosser won election
- Charges filed against Florida judge Paul Hawkes
- North Carolina courts under fire for lack of interpreters
- Supreme Weekly: Recent rulings and a state judge goes federal
- Morris trial date set for January
- Vermont Ranked First Nationally
- Hartis steps down as Chief Magistrate Judge for Kershaw County
- Candidates announced for three seats on the DC Superior Court
- H. Patrick Haggard chosen for Tenth District vacancy
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/18/2011
- Races set for Pennsylvania general election
- New Mexico appellate judge must resign in June
- Supreme Court declines O.J. appeal
- Supreme Court approves Judge Bush's early retirement
- Justice Herman to oversee animal cruelty case
- Arkansas judicial candidates can't declare just yet
- Alaska man sentenced to 40 years in prison
- Budget cuts of 10% or more expected in Maine's court system
- Lovelace says tampering with Williams file impugns court's integrity
- NH Courts open rules meetings to public
- Facebook privacy suit decided in favor of the company
- Michael Herrod appointed to Maricopa County Superior Court
- Deadline approaches for local judicial applications
- Former police chief to receive retrial for murder charges
- Judicial candidates that have withdrawn will still appear on ballots
- State high court rules on warrantless searches
- Charles Glasrud appointed to District Court
- New judge appointed to Mississippi Court of Appeals
- Challenge posed to North Dakota elections law
- Judge Elevated to United States District Court
- "Qualified immunity" gets another boost in 2nd Court of Appeals ruling
- Federal court nominee Timothy Cain has committee hearing
- Three nominated to federal district courts
- Supreme Court rules in favor of state school districts
- New Mexico judges reelect Nakamura to Chief of Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court
- Federal magistrate judge for the Eastern District of Michigan retires
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/11/2011
- Seven seek to fill Maryland Circuit Court vacancy
- Higginson nominated for federal Circuit Court judgeship in New Orleans
- Governor Deal interviews candidates for Western Judicial Circuit vacancy
- Timothy Lucas appointed to Tenth Circuit Court in Illinois
- Rhonda Loo confirmed to Maui Circuit Court
- Governor appoints two to Maricopa Superior Court
- Fillmore City Justice Court Vacancy Filled
- Iowa gears up for appellate and district court appointments
- Two judges retiring from the Arkansas 19th Judicial Circuit West
- Obama appoints six to district court, one to appellate court
- Supreme Weekly: This week in the east
- McConnell confirmed to District of Rhode Island
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/4/2011
- Judge Hearn retiring from Pueblo County Court
- Bar Association proposes changes to judicial selection in North Carolina
- VT Supreme Court rules ballots are public records
- Governor Dayton makes first judicial appointment
- Secretary of State Charlie White set for a speedy trial
- Kasich appoints David Bender in Fayette County
- Judge orders psychological evaluation
- Prisoner's death under investigation
- U.S. Supreme Court refuses to save levee
- Wolverton to decide murder's fate
- Legality of Nebraska's purchase of lethal injection drug questioned
June
- Drug testing for students upheld by high court
- Laredo Texas District Judge announces retirement plans
- Baltimore City Circuit Court nominees chosen
- Maine's high court upholds contempt ruling against business owner
- Kentucky Court of Appeals investigates leaked abortion ruling
- Idaho Supreme Court to decide fate of Bellaire Bridge
- Indiana Supreme Court names agency directors
- Arkansas Court of Appeals reverses Circuit Court ruling
- Vermont Campaign Law Violated by Democratic Advocacy Group
- New Interim Executive Director of the Massachusetts Supreme Court appointed
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 6/29/2011
- New York considers bill to raise judicial retirement age
- Two named to New Mexico 8th Judicial District
- Tammy Harrington sworn in as Blount County Circuit Judge
- Governor Chafee to make his first judicial appointments for family court vacancies
- Municipal Court Judge Jimmie Moore retires
- U.S. District Judge Ronald White apologizes for judicial misconduct
- Flooding closes Ward County Courthouse
- Judge Faulkner to retire from Justice Court, three candidates seek to replace him
- Salt Lake City Justice Court Position Open
- South Dakota man's death penalty case to be heard by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Ohio Common Pleas judges learn about human trafficking
- North Carolina Governor vetoes voter ID bill
- Eight new members appointed to the Minnesota Commission on Judicial Selection
- Three nominated to replace Judge Bruns on Kansas District Court
- Nominees annouced to succeed Judge Hearn
- President Obama nominates two to District Court in Arizona
- Judge Gleason retires from Iowa's First District Court due to disability
- Alarcon announces retirement from Louisiana District Court in Orleans Parish
- Supreme Weekly: A glimpse at next year's Supreme Court elections
- Nominees announced for seat on the DC Court of Appeals
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 6/22/2011
- Race is set for special Connecticut Probate Court election
- Atlanta Mayor and City Council differ on municipal judge numbers
- Patricia Warner's sudden departure
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 6/15/2011
- District Court rules in Hawaiian sovereignty case
- Governor Scott appoints three to Florida courts
- Kansas City attorney to serve as Jackson County judge
- 4 Appeals Court nominee names forwarded to Governor for selection
- Superior Court Judge rules Governor can withhold records from public
- Supreme Court rules against Gov. Haley
- Strine nominated to lead prominent business court
- Karen Eiten appointed to Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
- Trial date set for man accused of killing officers
- Supreme Weekly: Budgets and pensions hit the courts
- Judicial panel rules that Maine's congressional districts must be redrawn
- Woman presides over a Kentucky Supreme Court hearing for first time in its history
- Virden appointed new federal magistrate judge in Mississippi
- 3 more candidates for the Maryland 2nd Circuit Court recommended to Governor
- Pratt, Ahlquist appointed to Kansas District Courts
- Longest serving US magistrate judge retires today
- Vermont's First Environmental Judge to Retire
- Retired Virginia Supreme Court Justice Passes Away
- Holladay Justice Court Nominees Selected
- Wood County circuit judge to retire this month
- Lynch nominates Will Delker to superior court judge position
- Loo sworn-in to Maui Second Circuit Court
- Anthony Metz reappointed to fourteen-year term
- New state attorney appointed to Waterbury District
- Tennessee judiciary and legislature struggle for power over the Court of Judiciary
- Attorneys argue procedure that led to "Tent City" residents eviction to Rhode Island Supreme Court
- Eighth Circuit Court upholds embezzlement ruling
- Opponents of death penalty appeal to Oregon Supreme court to reverse ruling
- North Carolina House votes for changes to state elections
- Seats shuffling on New Jersey Supreme Court
- At least two judicial races in Baldwin County in 2012
- Michael Mullins is new appellate judge in Iowa
- Perkkio appointed newest judge of Minnesota's 1st District Court
- Georgia legislature rewrites trial rules
- Colorado Twelfth District judge retiring
- Pennsylvania Judiciary requests funding increase for underfunded courts
- Supreme Weekly: Busy week for the courts
- Over 30 apply for Nebraska's 4th Judicial District vacancies
- Florida 20th Judicial Circuit Court accepting applications for vacancy
- Michigan judges may get pay raises
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 6/8/2011
- Louisiana House votes against minority judgeship bill
- Trial begins for accused molester pediatrician
- Governor Beebe appoints four to Circuit Courts
- Indian Country sovereignty increased by supreme court ruling
- Judge Suddock dismisses charges against corrections officer
- Four candidates have declared for next year's Illinois Supreme Court election
- Judge Shea to be reprimanded by Florida Supreme Court
- California Chief Justice appoints judges to Judicial Council
- Former Magistrate judge barred from future judicial office
- DC Superior Court judge seeks another term
- Dennis Adkins appointed to Montgomery County bench
- Supreme Weekly: Vacancies and cases
- Recount underway in Pennsylvania
- Obama nominee gets Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
July
- Recall election moves forward
- New circuit judge named for the 16th Judicial Circuit Court
- Columbia County judge retires this month
- Tennessee Court of Appeals upholds trial court ruling that Davy Crocket's marriage licence be returned
- Governor Daugaard to interview four finalists for Supreme Court vacancy
- Judicial Nominating Commission forwards five names to Governor Chafee
- Lancaster District Judge Kelly Ballentine dismisses her own parking tickets
- Federal Magistrate Judge Donald C. Ashmanskas dead at 75
- Three finalists considered for vacant seat on Court of Civil Appeals
- District Judge Richard Hagar removed from new cases due to backlog
- New administration in Atlantic Beach means new staff all around
- Longest active Texas magistrate retires
- Minnesota wellness court receives award
- New Hampshire bills look to judicial evaluation through either ballot or review board
- NM Judge arrested for additional bribery charges
- Markle appointed to Fulton County Superior Court
- NJ budget to cut $25 million from state courts
- Delaware Supreme Court issues e-discovery ruling
- Man challenges sentence under NC's Racial Justice Act
- City attorney appointed in Denver
- Federal judge strikes down matching funds provision of Maine Clean Elections Act
- Indiana committee to study decriminalization of marijuana
- Supreme Weekly: Headlines in California, Alabama and Virginia
- Federal judge in Hawaii allows one-time live blogging
- Judge Roger Burdick elected new Chief Justice of Idaho Supreme Court
- Obama nominates three to the District of Columbia Superior Court
- Federal Judge Joseph McKinley's tobacco ruling appealed in 6th Circuit
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/27/2011
- Elhasan confirmed as magistrate for Michigan's 20th District Court
- Another Mississippi county to try online filing system
- Six applicants announced for Arizona Court of Appeals vacancy
- Goodwin Liu nominated to California Supreme Court
- Daniel Peters appointed to Cook County Circuit Court
- Same-sex marriage likely to be an issue in Judge Wiggins's 2012 retention election
- Seven apply to replace retired Maryland Circuit Judge
- Ohio: Mandatory retirement age for judges will be on this year's ballot
- Senator Pryor recommends three for Arkansas court
- Utah Judges Retiring, Nominees Named
- Vermont Superior Court Positions Filled
- Veterans given second chance in Thurston County
- Great Falls man pleads not guilty in homicide
- Judge Ebberts appointed to 3rd District Court of Kansas
- Supreme Weekly: The news in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Missouri
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/20/2011
- Ohio will temporarily stop executions
- Orange County judge publicly admonished
- Governor Scott appoints two to nominating commission
- Are Nevada's judges paid more?
- Lincoln County judge may be the last to serve his position
- Odenwald elected chief judge of eastern district
- Justices Christen and Gleason nominated for federal judgeship
- Texas execution of Mexican national results in international uproar
- Judicial District Lines Proposed to Change
- Justice Stephen Breyer to appear at Coolidge Center banquet
- Superior Court Justice Arthur Brennan set to retire
- North Las Vegas judge retires after 44 years of service
- Former lawyer sentenced in Kentucky kickback scheme
- Judge Gearin gains clout amidst Minnesota government shutdown
- Lt. Governor Ramsey appoints Bert McCarter to judicial nominating commission
- South Dakota Magistrate Judge Mark Marshall resigns after second DUI conviction
- All merit selection system extended for another year in Rhode Island
- Erika Hadlock appointed to Court of Appeals
- Justice Rodger Stuart appointed to the district Judge seat in Oklahoma County
- Former North Dakota District Judge Randall Hoffman pleads guilty to three sex charges
- NY Judges transitioning to private practice due to budget limitations
- Candidates prepare for Mississippi justice court elections
- Governor names new judge to Idaho's 4th District Court
- Kansas court fees increase
- Long named administrative judge of Maryland circuit court
- Clinton Smith appointed temporary Orleans Parish Traffic Court judge
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/13/2011
- Mclaughlin hired as court administrator
- North Carolina appellate judges lagging in pay
- Judges elected to Board of Governors for the Ohio State Bar Association
- Florida judicial salaries comfortably in the middle
- A dozen Massachusetts courts may close
- Fifth Circuit Family Court innovates to avoid lengthy divorce trials
- Disciplinary charges filed against Judge Jeffrey Harkin of Indiana
- Chief Judge Pratt to retire from federal district court in Iowa
- Atlantic Beach election commission threatened with sanctions
- Parole Board defunded but not dismantled
- Candidacy announced for Supreme Court of Appeals
- Connecticut plans to improve judge reviews
- Haynes appointed to Pueblo County Court
- Sheldon Weisberg retires from Arizona Court of Appeals
- Court date set for DC protesters
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/6/2011
- New Hampshire court system receives overhaul
- State attorney appointed to Illinois Tenth Circuit
- Federal court rules in Georgia's favor over water rights
- Five Omaha lawyers to fill vacancies in Douglas County
- Former whaling commission director indicted
- New rules for jurors in Michigan Supreme Court
- Libertarian Party of Arkansas certified for 2012 ballot
- Wisconsin senators seek end to Supreme Court elections
August
- UPDATE: Gov. Abercrombie must reveal judicial candidates
- UPDATE:State responds to suit filed by newspaper
- Texas Supreme Court deems pole tax constitutional
- State circuit court judge steps down from Monsanto case
- Convicted murderer granted new trial
- Former Tennessee Supreme Court Justice A.A. Birch died at 78
- Grant awarded to preserve court records
- Texas sonogram bill halted in federal court
- Judge partially dismisses lawsuit against Homeland Security
- First Circuit rules that videotaping police officers protected under First Amendment
- NM Governor appoints Lisa Riley to Fifth Judicial District
- Phone tracking warrant denied by Maryland federal judge
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/31/2011
- Maine high courts expands public beach access rights
- Kentucky high court rules that cities must pay millions to firefighters
- Minnesotans debate judicial elections
- Judge recuses self during initial court appearance
- N.J. Supremes rule that the League of Municipalities is a government body
- Connecticut governor and state police union clash in court
- After more than 50 years, Judge Cohn retires from juvenile court
- Rhode Island Supreme Court rules in favor of Deep Water
- Oregon Supreme Court reverses 2006 aggravated murder conviction
- Former Oklahoma District Judge James Goodpaster dead at 70
- North Dakota appeals court throws out woman's guilty plea
- Judge rejects group's attempt to halt bear hunt
- Judge denies convicted man DNA testing for second time
- Alaska appeals ruling protecting polar bears
- California Judicial Council to consider new fees in trial courts
- John Robbins' retirement will leave open seat in 2012 election
- District judge to rule on constitutionality of education reform laws
- Class action lawsuit filed in Indiana State Fair collapse
- Supreme Weekly: News from Colorado, Florida, New Jersey and North Carolina
- Judge Stonier to step down from Cowlitz County Superior Court
- Judge reassigned due to residency investigation
- Municipal judge suspended for 30 days
- Two District Judges chosen to sit with the Kansas Supreme Court
- Judge Hardeman announces retirement after twenty years on the bench
- Commission rates efficiency of Orleans Parish judges
- Judge Paul Lawrence seeks full term as Circuit Judge
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/24/2011
- McVeay, Jones win in Jackson County Justice Court runoff
- Hawaii newspaper sues governor over judicial nominees
- Michigan Supreme Court supports elimination of up to 49 judgeships
- Replacements for Judge Novak selected
- Robin Wicks Robinson appointed to NC Fifth District
- DC Safe Surrender program gives felons a chance to turn themselves in
- Magistrate judge chosen for the District of Delaware
- Supreme Weekly: Hot topics hit the courts
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/17/2011
- Lori Wilbur appointed to South Dakota Supreme Court
- Karen Nakasone nominated to O`ahu Circuit Court
- Governor Scott appoints four to trial courts
- Life sentence upheld in attempted kidnapping case
- New judge selected for the state's Seventh Judicial Circuit
- Tennessee Supreme Court rules against Nissan North America in workers compensation case
- Emergency order sought to stop Idaho wolf hunt
- Circuit court judge drops manslaughter, fetal homicide charges
- South Dakota man's death penalty case moves closer to execution
- Bankrupt Central Falls pays more than $1 million in legal fees since declaring insolvency
- Gookin named new judge of Iowa's 8th District Court
- Federal judge stops law to defund Kansas Planned Parenthood
- Governor John Kitzhaber fills judicial vacancies in Marion County
- Redistricting Roundup: Oklahoma Supreme Court to hear redistricting case
- North Dakota Supreme Court to hear hitman's appeal
- N.J. Assembly calls for Gov. to restore $10M to Legal Services
- Former NM Judge attacked and severly beaten
- Indiana moves to online training for court employees
- CT Supreme Court protects trial witnesses
- Judge Pullen announces intention to retire
- NH Supreme Court rules Lynn right in not recusing himself
- Looking for Vermont's Next Justice
- Nominees named for Salt Lake City Justice Court
- LeBlanc, Hall to serve as officers in the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana
- Rick Perry's judicial appointments gain attention as presidential run nears
- National Organization for Marriage loses campaign finance appeal
- Michigan District Judge's drunk driving sentences spark controversy
- Candidates line up for Montgomery County Circuit Court seat
- Nelva Gonzales Ramos confirmed as a federal judge
- Agnes nominated to Massachusetts Appeals Court
- Judge Porter retires from Minnesota District Court
- Supreme Weekly: Judicial surveys and court room confrontation, the truth may hurt
- Guidebook released clarifying process of becoming a judge
- State appeals judge's ruling on medical marijuana restrictions
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/10/2011
- Six apply for new position in 3rd district
- Clayton appointed to Missouri Court of Appeals
- Closings result from North Carolina budget cuts
- Madison County Justice Court judges selected in Mississippi primary
- Judicial Election Task Force meets in Arkansas
- Hawaii mass mails potential jurors
- Priest sex abuse lawsuit settled
- Sara Darrow confirmed to Central District of Illinois
- Supreme Weekly: Appointments, media rules and court closures
- Former policeman appointed to Judicial Council
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/3/2011
- Governor Scott appoints Schreiber to Ninth Circuit
- Laura Smith appointed to Fairfield County court
- Chuck Malone appointed Chief Justice of Alabama Supreme Court
September
- UPDATE: Gov. Abercrombie must reveal judicial candidates
- UPDATE: First woman U.S. District Judge in Maine confirmed and sworn in
- Rhode Island Civil Union law comes under fire
- Wyoming Secretary of State challenges term limits
- Circuit court judge found guilty of misconduct
- Mississippi judge faces 30 day suspension
- Tennessee judiciary members Carol Solomon and Barbara Haynes stepping down from the bench
- Seven new judges appointed to Maryland Circuit Courts
- Federal judge puts Texas redistricting maps on hold
- South Dakota Supreme Court denies Marciela Diaz's appeal to be tried as juvenile
- Attorney General exasperated at the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling
- Gun club brought before Development Review Board
- Utah Judge Evaluations Now Online
- Rhode Island pension system budget woes becoming hot button issue
- Pennsylvania Magisterial Judge Maryesther Merlo faces judicial sanction for conduct
- Oregon Courts informed of upcoming retirements, one new appointment made
- Federal judge temporarily blocks abortion law
- McPherson appointed to Minnesota's 10th Judicial District
- Judge Tom Thornbrugh appointed to Oklahoma Court of Appeals
- NY Judge Joseph Covello becomes third to leave Appellate Division bench due to a lack of pay raises
- North Dakota Supreme Court ruling helps get Veteran suffering from PTSD back on his feet
- Second Judicial District Court receives a new judge
- Federal lawsuit filed against Coca Cola in West Virginia over "original formula" claims
- Federal 3rd Circuit Court backs Carl Lewis again in residency dispute
- NH Judge shortage affecting Cheshire County
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 9/28/2011
- State Supreme Court begins community outreach project
- Justice delayed in Massachusetts
- UPDATE:State responds to suit filed by newspaper
- Judicial appointment announced for the Maricopa County Superior Court
- Menahan to run for district judge position in 2012
- Suspension recommended for attorney of ex-Judge Thomas Porteous
- Six attorneys apply for county vacancy in Grand Island
- Kent County Family Court judge announces retirement
- U.S. Court of Appeals rules against Indiana soybean farmer in Monsanto suit
- Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear challenge to power of court commissioners
- Iowa court misses deadline, but still no release for sexual predator
- Five appointed to Florida's Fifth Circuit Nominating Commission
- Arkansas Supreme Court upholds water fee
- Ninth Circuit Judge Pamela Rymer passes away at the age of 70
- Carley will serve as Chief Justice of Georgia Supreme Court
- Alaska judge rules in favor of tax exemption for same-sex couples
- Supreme Weekly: Recusals and a surprise encounter
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 9/21/2011
- Notorious Delaware killer died in prison
- Court of Civil Appeals judge to run for Supreme Court
- NC sued over matching funds for Supreme Court candidates
- Twelfth District Court appointment leaves vacancy in Alamosa County
- Ohio Supreme Court rules on lakefront property rights
- NH Superior Court Judge Arnold announces retirement
- Conference on 'Criminal Justice in the Digital Age'
- South Carolina Supreme Court's first black Chief Justice honored
- Currier case considered by Vermont Supreme Court
- Kentucky police arrest Amish men who refused to put safety signs on buggies
- Sentencing venue moved for man facing possible death penalty
- Texas federal judge reprimanded for harsh orders
- Health Care Reform Law Upheld
- Federal judge refuses to put Carl Lewis back on NJ Senate ballot
- Loughry running as Republican for WV Supreme Court
- One Mississippi judge suspended, another let off the hook
- New redistricting panel to be convened after original panel blows deadline
- New judge appointed to New Orleans Traffic Court
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 9/14/2011
- Vacant seat on Delaware federal court one step closer to being filled
- Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge J.C. McLin dead at 64
- U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of South Dakota pro-life law
- Oregon Supreme Court rule against free speech in stalking case
- Rhode Island Representative Leo Medina charged with felony misappropriation of funds
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court to meet in Old City Hall for the first time in over 200 years
- Berrien County Chief Judge suspects link between the number of police officers and trial court revenue
- Redistricting Roundup: Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects lawsuit, Democrats file new motion
- North Dakota Supreme Court asked to overturn conviction
- Wildlife advocates fight to protect rocky mountain wolves
- Branches of government at odds in pre-K education debate
- Trial for Connecticut blogger begins
- Governor Brewer appoints two in Pima County
- Delaware County Circuit Court judges release new 'social networking policy'
- Circuit court judge Michael R. Roseberry announces retirement
- Two Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Court Judges announce retirement
- Commission says Maryland judges are underpaid
- Supreme Court denies appeal in 2002 shooting case
- Third District judge finds abortion law constitutional
- Massachusetts judicial system to overhaul hiring practices
- Supreme Weekly: Transparency is the word
- Judge Named for Salt Lake City Justice Court
- Nominees to succeed Jackson Peters announced
- Finalists named for Eighth Judicial District
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 9/7/2011
- Three vacancies on the Minnesota Court of Appeals to be filled
- Zeldon retiring after 20 years on bench
- Supreme Weekly: All over the map
October
- UPDATE: Finalists submitted to Governor for vacancies in Elko
- Wyoming cemetery trustee to get back money paid from overturned conviction
- Longview City Attorney appointed to Cowlitz County Superior Court
- Bribery charges reinstated against New Mexico district judge
- Judge Shackley Raffetto receives award for exceptional judicial competence
- Former Kentucky circuit court judge disbarred for misconduct
- Federal vacancies still a problem for Atlanta's courts
- Hundley joins Madison County court
- New Federal Judge Sworn In
- Judge Wolf declares killer's death sentence unfair, grants new trial
- Federal courts inch closer to deciding fate of Texas redistricting maps
- New Hampshire Supreme Court continues tour, holding sessions at local schools
- Twin Falls County to bring redistricting challenge to Idaho Supreme Court
- Maryland court declares old law unconstitutional in lead paint case
- Iowa judge retires due to medical problems
- Five states appeal asian carp case to the Supreme Court
- Some Illinois court records to be available electronically
- Supreme Weekly: Playing politics
- Tennessee Judicial Nominating Commission narrows field to three candidates
- Governor Dennis Daugaard appoints two judges to the 7th Judicial Circuit
- Occupy Providence case comes before the Rhode Island Supreme Court
- Election Coverage:Run-up to the General Election, Pennsylvania 2011
- Arizona governor's lawsuit dismissed by federal judge
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 10/26/2011
- Michigan court files go online
- Florida welfare drug tests temporarily blocked by federal judge
- Federal Circuit Court judge passes away after 31 years on the bench
- Complaint alleges that federal judge is too old to hear cases
- Indiana Lawmakers Attempt to Clarify Right to Resist Police
- Election results: 2011 Louisiana primary
- Chief Justice Myron Steele Interview
- Judge McGee suspended, rehearing denied
- New Judges for Utah's Judicial Districts
- Pension quagmire pits Christie against judges
- Governor Malloy announces two appointments
- 4th and 9th Judicial District nominees forwarded to Governor Heineman
- Group challenges law requiring disclosure of campaign spending
- Oklahoma redistricting bill would require Judges to live in same area as their seat
- North Dakota Supreme Court rules in unlawful deer killing case
- UPDATE: First woman U.S. District Judge in Maine confirmed and sworn in
- Supreme Weekly: Appointments and the politics of rulings
- Alaska Judicial Council evaluates applicants for Fourth District vacancy
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 10/19/2011
- New Orleans City Attorney confirmed as newest Louisiana federal judge
- Washington State releases Referendum 71 petitions following ruling
- Rhonda Wood declares candidacy for Court of Appeals
- Appointment made in North Carolina 24th District
- Request for federal documents blocked by district court judge
- New drug courts open for business in Colorado
- Newly appointed Florida judge must move before joining court
- Retiring Justice Zeldon seeks appointment as senior judge
- Vermont Supreme Court carries on annual custom
- Eastern District of Texas loses two judges
- Virginia State Bar to decide on blog regulation
- Judge Myers to retire, Governor seeks new judge for Mississippi Court of Appeals
- Suspended Upshur County judge cleared of oppression charges
- Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court rules on injunction of Alabama immigration law
- Alfred Turner awarded new trial by Tennessee Supreme Court
- Candidates chosen to fill Kansas magistrate vacancy
- Vacancies and new appointments on the Circuit Courts in South Dakota
- Michigan courts halt recall vote for state Rep. Paul Scott
- Real estate investor sentenced in federal court
- City of Keizer to bring case before Oregon Court of Appeals
- Smile! U.S. District Court in Massachusetts to allow video cameras
- Oklahoma Board of Judicial Compensation votes for 6% increase in judicial salaries
- North Dakota District Court Judge sentences Kirkpatrick to life in prison
- Supreme Weekly: Football, insurance companies and the death penalty
- WV Judges go back to school for three day prep on new laws
- Moved primary means earlier campaigning allowed for Ohio candidates
- Underwear Bomber unexpectedly changes plea
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 10/12/2011
- Arkansas judges searching for solutions to budget shortfall
- Kentucky Supreme Court to hear religious billboard case
- Colorado judges rules against Secretary of State's requested injunction
- Minnesota judges take a turn at redistricting
- Two new Illinois associate judges chosen to serve on circuit courts
- Supreme court upholds ruling in assault case
- Idaho Education Association will appeal to state's high court
- Woman joins Delaware Court of Chancery
- Retired Supreme Court justice weighs in on healthcare debate
- New district judge appointed in central Nebraska
- Supreme Weekly: Cases across the country
- Obama Nominates Judge Brian C. Wimes to Serve on the United States District Court
- Judge Wanger retires at age 70
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 10/5/2011
- Judge Miller to retire from Putnam County Court
- Menendez sworn-in to Juneau Superior Court
- Recommendations made for vacancy on the DC Court of Appeals
- Illinois eavesdropping law faces challenges
- Indiana Supreme Court seeks advice about senior judge program
- Ann McClure becomes first woman chief of Texas Eighth Court of Appeals
- Kittitas County Superior Court judge retires from service
November
- South Dakota Supreme Court upholds conviction of baby murderer
- Rhode Island Supreme Court "rides the circuit" again
- Former Wyoming Supreme Court Justice dies at 83
- Vermont Judge Sends Suspects Home
- Las Cruces magistrate judge to step down
- Judge Samuel T. Powell, III on to Retirement
- Utah Judge Asked to Dismiss Case
- UPDATE: Finalists submitted to Governor for vacancies in Elko
- Hawaii Judicial Selection Commission decides to release names
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/30/2011
- Federal judge allows protesters to remain in park
- Carol Hansen to retire from Oklahoma Civil Appeals Court
- Gov. Kasich appoints judge in Cuyahoga County
- Idaho Court of Appeals upholds school's search of student's car
- South Carolina remains first in the south for the presidential primary
- Mary Ann Gunn prohibited from serving on court
- Federal judge allows citizens to challenge post office gun ban
- Christopher Droney confirmed to federal appellate court
- Judge J.D. McKay to become a reserve judge
- Judge George Paine II violated ethics but will not be disciplined
- Another hearing takes place in attempt to unseat Indiana Secretary of State
- Minnesota gets two new judges
- "Bigfoot" actor pursues free speech rights in NH Supreme Court
- NJ Supreme Court fastracks pension lawsuit
- Pennsylvania administrative judge appointed
- Five apply for Georgia Superior Court seat
- Wygonik takes the reins of Michigan's 19th District
- Judge Gasaway steps down on 75th birthday
- Nebraska woman fights order to testify
- Judge makes mistake in sentencing drug dealer
- 5 year vacancy on Delaware District Court ends
- Governor Kitzhaber puts hold on Oregon executions
- Drunk driving case reaches Massachusetts Supreme Court
- Two Louisiana judges win runoff elections
- Iowa Court of Appeals upholds journalist's free speech
- Texas Supreme Court suspends Judge William Adams after viral beating video
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/23/2011
- Former Murray State University Board of Regents Chairman begins role as federal bankruptcy judge
- Chief Judge in North Carolina elected to national organization
- U.S. District Judge of Tennessee sworn to Sixth Circuit bench
- Two judicial openings in Florida due to misconduct
- Filing for 2012 election begins in Alabama
- Two DC federal judges announce plans to retire
- Federal court releases interim Texas redistricting plans after maps denied preclearance
- California Supreme Court gives standing to ballot measure sponsors
- Supreme Weekly: Election fever - Races in Mississippi, Montana, Washington and West Virginia
- Changes to Pinal County selection coming in 2013
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/16/2011
- Judge Stallman rules against occupy protesters
- Appointment made to Washington Supreme Court
- N.M. Supreme Court Chief Justice denies recusal request
- Two more Amish men convicted for failing to display buggy signs
- Maine high court to rule on health insurance case
- Judge Adams fights to maintain custody of younger daughter
- Attorneys suspened by Nevada Supreme Court
- Justice Carlson to leave Mississippi Supreme Court
- Three recommended for Minnesota Court of Appeals judgeship
- Creal leaves Ann Arbor District Court for good
- UPDATE: Felony charges against Planned Parenthood dismissed
- Idaho Supreme Court says Lewiston stormwater fee is unconstitutional
- UPDATE: Gov. Abercrombie must reveal judicial candidates
- Hunger strike case heard by Connecticut Supreme Court
- Judge Ishii announces move to senior status
- Supreme Court decides to hear healthcare reform case
- WV Supreme Court sponsors initiative to tackle truancy
- Wind Protesters Face Potential Arrests
- Judge Elsa Lamelas to retire
- Utah Judiciary Council Receives New Member
- New York to expand special medical malpractice courts
- NH Supreme Court limits access to police records
- New Salem courthouse sheds some light on judicial matters
- Four candidates recommended for Maryland Court of Appeals
- Ohio appointment still does not settle 2010 election
- FAA inspector charged with taking bribes pleads guilty
- New Orleans judges spend big on state-funded trips
- Senior federal judge James Barrett dies at the age of 89
- Ohio Issues 1 and 2 fail, Issue 3 passes
- Indiana Attorney General lobbies congress to stop telemarketing bill
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/9/2011
- 2011 Election Results: Pennsylvania appellate courts
- Three candidates forwarded to Governor Haslam for Court of Criminal Appeals vacancy
- Heidi Linngren appointed to South Dakota 7th Judicial Circuit
- Convicted killer Craig Price appeals contempt charge to Rhode Island Supreme Court
- Jackson sworn in on federal bench
- Oklahoma Special District Judge Allen Klein to retire at the end of the year
- North Dakota Supreme Court to hear electronic records case
- Jane Triche-Milazzo confirmed by Senate for Louisiana judgeship
- VA Supreme Court exempts State Corporation Commission from open records law
- Cook county judge hopefuls attend 'the slating' to lobby for Democratic Party endorsements
- 18 apply for Iowa Court of Appeals judgeship
- Groups pushing for more African-Americans on courts
- Dinosaur dispute case sent to settlement talks
- Di Toro sworn in to D.C. Superior Court
- Missouri judge considers whether Governor Nixon exceeded his constitutional powers
- Alaskan tribal courts granted power over family law issues
- Supreme Weekly: Election fever - Races in Alabama, Oregon and Georgia
- Viral video raises ire toward Judge Adams
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/2/2011
- Federal judge puts a hold on arresting Occupy movement protesters in Nashville
December
- No wage cut for Minnehaha County deputies, judge rules
- Judge Bates retiring from Mississippi Justice Court
- Michigan judge suspended by Supreme Court
- Iowa Supreme Court Chief testifies before U.S. Congress on cameras in the courtroom
- Rhode Island attorney sues Supreme Court
- Chutich and Rodenberg appointed to Minnesota Court of Appeals
- Ferrara confirmed to Massachusetts Superior Court
- Maryland Governor makes Christmas judicial appointments
- Utah Court of Appeals Reconsiders Teen's Case
- Louisiana insurer must pay $93M, Supreme Court rules
- Vermont Supreme Court Rules Tax Information Private
- Conspiracy to Have Judge Killed Thwarted
- Federal judge orders Idaho state Medicaid division to reevaluate reimbursement rates
- Hawaii judge rules that federal government does not owe defense court fees for failed prosecution
- NM Representative proposes bill to rename state federal courthouse
- John A. Olson appointed to Seventh Judicial District
- NCAA says lawsuit over nickname controversy should be thrown out
- West Virginia University and Big East Conference in jurisdiction fight over lawsuits concerning WVU's transition to the Big 12
- NH Republicans propose amendments to alter structure of state courts
- Three Nebraskan judges named to presiding positions
- A Miracle in Sussex County
- Federal immigration lawsuit to proceed in Eleventh Circuit
- Chiropractors cheer Oklahoma Supreme Court decision
- Court run by clerks while judge vacations in China
- Justice Eakin back to rhyming ways
- Gov. Hickenlooper to appeal ruling to state Supreme Court
- Judge McManus to retire from Nevada County Superior Court
- Connecticut Supreme Court takes over redistricting
- Judge Donnelly appointed chair of commission
- Decision by State Board of Elections could quash public funding
- Gov. Beebe appoints judge to Seventh Circuit
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice ruled in cases involving law firm that represented him without charge
- Nevada District judge Robert Perry passed away
- Recall signatures go before judge in Maricopa County
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 12/21/2011
- South Carolina Supreme Court rules illegal gaming machines to be destroyed
- Gerry Alexander to leave WA Supreme Court
- Michael Boggs to join Georgia Court of Appeals
- Tribal law judges reunite Montana tribe
- Applications available for 107th Indiana Supreme Court Justice
- Williams sworn in to DC Superior Court
- John T. Fowlkes nominated to serve as federal judge for the Western District of Tennessee
- District court judge accused of ethics violation for second time
- Judge Barbara Crowder returning challenged campaign donations
- It's a long shot, but...FL Supreme Court asks for more judges
- Wyoming Supreme Court to review life sentence
- Snohomish Family Drug Court judge retires
- Texas elections in state of confusion after US Supreme Court blocks redistricting maps
- Nevada Supreme Court closing in on its 60,000th case
- Judge Williams to lead Criminal Division of Baltimore City's Circuit Court
- Kentucky court system requests $62 million budget increase
- Idaho man will appeal marijuana case to state's high court
- Durfee to head Rhode Island's Judicial Nominating Commission
- Maine Supreme Court upholds life sentence in attempted murder case
- Kansas Supreme Court hears arguments on smoking ban
- Supreme Weekly: Michigan, Ohio, New Mexico and Colorado
- Attorney argues conflict of interest in two Oregon Supreme Court decisions
- Case against Judge Williams to proceed with more charges
- Vacancy announced in Yuma County
- NH High Court to hear open meetings case addressing attorney-client privilege
- Derek K. Smith appointed to the 21st circuit court in Tennessee
- Jason A. Rossell sworn in as Kenosha County Circuit Court judge
- Chancellor Fair to join Mississippi Court of Appeals
- Jenkins appointed to Orleans Parish District Court
- WV Judges propose steep penalties for truancy to the WV Legislature
- Man gets life for conspiring to murder NJ Federal Judge
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 12/14/2011
- Occupy Oklahoma City injunction denied
- Rulings could curb domestic violence on reservations
- Drug-free in Mississippi
- Bartolomei appointed to Minnesota Fourth Judicial District
- Veto by Iowa Governor ruled unconstitutional
- Jerry Sandusky hearing starts today
- Judge Shirron to retire from Seventh Circuit
- Governor Criticizes Judicial-Selection Process
- Justice Holland has book published in Taiwan
- Proposition 8 supporters ask appeals court to overturn ruling
- Bower appointed to Iowa Court of Appeals
- 4th Circuit to hear cockfighting case
- Supreme Weekly: Freshman governors and their 2011 Supreme Court appointments
- Cloture vote on DC candidate ends in filibuster
- Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years in prison
- New chief judge in Midland County, Michigan
- Chief Justice Shepard to retire from Indiana Supreme Court
- Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 12/7/2011
- Judge dismisses murder charge
- Appeals court rejects insanity claim in Cynthia Lord case
- Two death penalty sentences reversed in California
- Ohio Judicial Center dedicated
- Five judges appointed to DC courts
- Supreme Weekly: Election fever - Races in Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas