Colorado Supreme Court chief justice calls for more judges as courts emerge from “crucible”
Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Monica Márquez on Friday called on lawmakers to fund 29 new judgeships across the state over the next two years. Márquez made the plea during the chief justice’s annual address to the Colorado legislature.
US Supreme Court's Thomas will not be referred to Justice Department
The conference also rejected a conservative group's request to similarly refer liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Justice Department .
McGrath retires his robe after 16 years as Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court
As he exits, outgoing Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike McGrath believes the public still does have faith in the courts as an independent branch.
Wooton to serve as chief justice of West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals for 2025
The position of chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will rotate to Justice William “Bill” Wooton for 2025, followed by Justice C. Haley Bunn in 2026. According to a press release Monday afternoon,
The Arkansas Supreme Court and chief justice are in a power struggle over who can fire officials
The chief justice and the court are also wrangling over who has the power to appoint members of the Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission, the panel that investigates and
Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice rejects colleagues’ orders, citing constitutional authority
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker on Wednesday declared invalid two per curiam orders her fellow justices issued in the past week, the latest development in an ongoing dispute over the scope of her authority.
Constitutional showdown possibly coming over Arkansas Supreme Court controversy
The Arkansas Supreme Court remains divided over Chief Justice Karen Baker’s decision to remove the director of the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). A five-justice majority has challenged
First judicial reform bill heard in house committee to allow political funding in judicial races
A bill to allow political parties to make financial contributions to a judicial candidate could increase transparency about ...
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US Judicial Conference declines ethics investigation referral for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
The Judicial Conference of the United States declined Friday to refer an ethics investigation of Supreme Court Justice ...
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A pathetic end to a Democratic attack on the judiciary
Senate Democrats were so proud of the results from their 20-monthlong “investigation” into what they wanted everyone to believe was an “ethical crisis” at the Supreme Court that they ...
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Republican leaders outline plan for judicial reform during 69th legislature
Former Republican Gov. Marc Racicot, who has been rebuked by the state GOP and has repeatedly spoken out against the party, ...
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Judge Merchan Accuses Incoming Trump DOJ Leaders Of ‘Dangerous Rhetoric,’ Undermining Judicial Branch
The judge in president-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case accused Trump’s defense lawyers, who are incoming Department of ...
Texas Supreme Court sides with Paxton aide in case related to 2020 election aftermath
The three-term Republican attorney general said the ruling validates his claim that his office was the target of "political ...
Paxton Boasts as Texas Supreme Court Splits on Disciplining First Assistant Attorney General
In a split decision, the Texas Supreme Court dismissed a State Bar of Texas disciplinary action against the first assistant ...