The wife of a retired Pennsylvania judge serving a federal prison sentence for insurance fraud is appealing a court order requiring that their home be forfeited to help pay restitution…
A judge in southern Georgia is speaking out after a critical episode of the popular public radio program This American Life called into question her drug court procedures.
Corrected: A veteran Boston municipal court judge known as “Judge Let Me Go” is coming under scrutiny for being overly lenient, prompting a local district attorney to wage an unusual…
If Sandra Day O’Connor is going to hear federal appellate court cases, she shouldn’t advocate for public policy matters, the Associated Press reports critics are saying about…
Twitter was abuzz Thursday after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s revelations that he’s an active user of the popular social media platform.
Breyer revealed his Twitter and Facebook activities…
Sylvia James, chief judge of Michigan’s 22nd District Court, was placed on paid administrative leave yesterday after a community service fund with thousands expended on travel was discovered.
Sponsors of Proposition 8, the California same-sex marriage ban that was struck down in federal court, are upset that the trial judge showed a video clip of the trial at…
A longtime California judge faces potential discipline for allegedly giving favorable treatment on traffic tickets to friends, a relative, his minister, his court clerk and a juror serving in his…
A proposal to create two divisions of the Florida Supreme Court, separating the bodies by civil and criminal divisions, would cost more than $14 million, according to the state’s Office…
A California judge was arrested early yesterday on suspicion of domestic violence after a dispute in which authorities say his wife was left with a “minor, but visible injury.”
For the first time in its 121-year history, the top court of South Dakota is to hold a hearing later this month to decide whether to remove a sitting judge…
Accused of brazenly stealing $1.5 million in chips from a Las Vegas casino, the son of a local municipal judge, now 29, allegedly complained to an undercover officer that his…