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Seattle Courthouse Gang Brawl Complexifies Murder Trial

As a trial began yesterday over an alleged gang slaying, Seattle police knew that a suspect being sought on a warrant was likely to be in the courtroom. So they arrested the unidentified man in a third-floor hallway of the King County Courthouse. Fists were soon flying, however, after rival…

May 20, 2009 12:16 AM CDT

Calif. Judge Stabbed By Defendant Is Physically Fine, Struggling Emotionally

Less than a week after being stabbed by the defendant in a murder case, a California judge is back on the job. But San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Cinda Fox hasn’t yet returned to the bench. Her courtroom, in which a Lodi police detective shot and killed the defendant…

Mar 9, 2009 11:22 PM CDT

Calif. Courtroom Melee: Defendant Stabs Judge, Is Shot Dead By Detective

Updated: A man at trial for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death was shot and killed in a Stockton, Calif., courtroom yesterday after he reportedly left the witness stand and began stabbing the judge. Authorities say David Paradiso, 29, was shot dead by a police detective as the defendant walked…

Mar 5, 2009 6:20 AM CST

Courthouse Security Could Be Victim of Declining Budgets

Budget problems caused by the economic downturn may delay improvements in courthouse security. Interviews with several court officials revealed that “judicial security in states remains fragmented and uneven—and the bad economy may slow planned upgrades,” the National Law Journal reports. The article reports on these problems: • The sheriff in…

Jan 9, 2009 1:36 PM CST

Grand Jury Convened re Borrowed Courthouse Key

A Massachusetts prosecutor reportedly has enlisted the help of state police and a grand jury in investigating as a criminal matter whether a court security officer unlawfully entered her office after hours to get a key to an unoccupied jury room, so attorneys could use the bathroom there. Northwestern District…

May 9, 2008 8:04 PM CDT

2 Lawyers Attacked in Federal Court Melee

A defendant reportedly grabbed the hair of a senior narcotics prosecutor, yanked her to the floor and choked her yesterday, in a presentencing attack in a Brooklyn federal courtroom. A 72-year-old defense lawyer allegedly was cut with a razor blade when he tried to help her. “I think he was…

Mar 12, 2008 7:27 PM CDT

Congress Passes Court Security Law that Moves Seat to 9th Circuit

Congress has passed a court security law that moves one federal appellate seat from the D.C. Circuit to the 9th Circuit. The extra 9th Circuit seat will be added on Jan. 21, 2009, the day after President Bush leaves office, the Recorder reports. The bill authorizes appropriation of $200 million…

Dec 19, 2007 4:02 PM CST

Seattle Courthouse Gang Brawl Complexifies Murder Trial

Calif. Judge Stabbed By Defendant Is Physically Fine, Struggling Emotionally

Calif. Courtroom Melee: Defendant Stabs Judge, Is Shot Dead By Detective

Courthouse Security Could Be Victim of Declining Budgets

Grand Jury Convened re Borrowed Courthouse Key

2 Lawyers Attacked in Federal Court Melee

Congress Passes Court Security Law that Moves Seat to 9th Circuit

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