By Michael Booth | May 26, 2017
Criminal defendants in New Jersey who are charged with firearms-related offenses, or who are arrested for committing a crime while on release awaiting trial, are now likely candidates for automatic pretrial detention under guidelines released on Thursday by the state Supreme Court.
By Tom McParland | May 26, 2017
The number of civil cases lingering on the dockets of Delaware's federal judges is on the rise, according to a report released last week by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. However, the report also indicated that the state's federal judges are continuing to rule more quickly on the motions before them, at a pace well above the national average.
By Michael Booth | May 26, 2017
The New Jersey Senate on Thursday confirmed five of Gov. Chris Christie's nominees to the Superior Court bench.
By Cheryl Miller | May 25, 2017
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said the state Supreme Court chambers were flooded with calls from "profane and very angry people" after she asked federal officials in March to stop arresting undocumented immigrants in state courthouses. "If I couldn't speak out as chief justice, I don't know who could," she said Thursday.
By Jenna Greene | May 24, 2017
Poor U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin. The West Virginia judge had the biggest backlog of any federal judge in the country, with 20,139 cases pending for more than three years, according to a new report. Who else is in the slow lane?
By Charles Toutant | May 24, 2017
New Jersey lawyers may soon be subject to stronger ethics rules against harassing and discriminatory conduct, standards that would apply in more settings.
By Jason Grant | May 23, 2017
A day after being named presiding justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, Rolando Acosta said he was honored to have the chance to "implement changes that will be impacting" the court.
By Andrew Denney | May 23, 2017
An overloaded power strip was to blame for the May 10 fire at the Brooklyn Criminal Court building that injured several firefighters and others on site, according to the Office of Court Administration.
By Celia Ampel | May 22, 2017
In the Southern District of Florida, one judge is responsible for most of the slowest-moving cases.
By Cheryl Miller | May 22, 2017
Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday appointed 23 trial court judges, including four in the Bay Area.
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