In the face of this sobering reality, for the 2026 fiscal year, the federal judiciary is requesting a 19% increase in funding ...

The vacancies arose with the retirement of Polk County Judge Mary Catherine Green and the resignation of Circuit Court Judge ...

Ten new judges in 3 years have turned the federal appeals court far more conservative than it has been in decades. And the full effect hasn't hit yet, judges say.

The court where Wilkinson worked now has a “high-level” of security, and all judges and court personnel are getting increased security, Circuit Court Administrative Judge Brett Wilson told CNN.

The Circuit Courts of Appeals, by contrast, decided or issued orders on 48,300 cases in 2020. ... Imagine a nine-judge circuit court with a 5–4 liberal majority.

Circuit Court handles capital offenses and all other felonies as well as civil matters of cases with more than $5,000.00 in dispute. Judges in this court also hear land dispute cases and contested ...