Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appointed Meriel Lester, current assistant chief in the Stearns County Attorney’s Office criminal division, as a district court judge. Lester will preside in Morrison ...

Prosecutors have asked a judge to uphold a murder charge against the former Letcher County sheriff accused of fatally shooting a district judge.

The Rhea County Courthouse has become and remained an important historical site since the notorious Scopes trial. Still, to this say the site sparks conversation.

U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman has delayed the July 21 trial date in the federal criminal case against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan.

Sean “Diddy Combs was convicted of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop’s most celebrated figures ...

The man’s death follows the shootings of at least four people, one of them fatally, this past weekend in Durham.

Oldham County Judge-Executive David Voegele terminated his second-in-command June 30 amid ongoing conversations to build a data center in the county, he told The Courier Journal.

A Nassau County judge accused of making offensive and inappropriate comments to prosecutors and court staff — despite a previous warning — has agreed to resign at the end of the year.

A Review-Journal investigation has revealed that several Clark County judges have failed to report sponsored trips to conservative-backed educational workshops.

A Franklin County judge removed herself from cases after prosecutors were caught on tape questioning her mental state and ability to be fair.

Richmond’s seven Circuit Court judges are threatening legal action against the city if steps are not taken to upgrade the aging John Marshall Courts Building, according to a demand letter ...