In a significant ruling for the music industry and artists’ social media practices, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will appoint a prominent fourth-generation Portlander to the Multnomah County Circuit Court bench and a dedicated criminal defense lawyer to an open seat in Clackamas County ...

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said a Broward County circuit judge deserves more-severe punishment than a reprimand and a fine recommended by a panel that investigates judicial conduct.

After a federal judge dismissed their case in January 2024, the firefighters appealed to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Four appeared in person. Oral arguments took place April 3 in ...

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency cannot have unlimited access to sensitive Social Security Administration data, a federal circuit court ruled on Wednesday. The Fourth Circuit ...

Liberal justices control the court 4-3. “It is ordered … that Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah C. Dugan is temporarily prohibited from exercising the powers of a circuit court judge in ...

Yariel Deonte Lee, 31, Minneapolis, Minnesota, battery, no contest plea, 241 days jail served, $579 fine and court costs; battery by prisoners, amended to misdemeanor battery, no contest plea ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Milwaukee judge accused of obstructing immigration officials would be “temporarily prohibited from exercising the powers of a circuit court judge ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended the judicial powers of the circuit court judge accused of hiding an illegal immigrant who was wanted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Circuit judges are subject to the same disciplinary standards and procedures as Supreme Court justices and district court judges. Waronicki's traffic stop arrest followed complaints weeks ago to ...

Among other things, circuit judges handle felony and juvenile cases and civil lawsuits worth $50,000 or more. According to the Office of the State Courts Administrator, as of the 2024-25 budget ...