A federal judge has temporarily barred President Donald Trump’s administration from dramatically shrinking three agencies that fund libraries, settle labor disputes and support state business ...

At least 15 defendants in Seattle Municipal Court have gone weeks without being assigned an attorney over the past year, according to The Seattle Times. In one case, a man who allegedly pulled a ...

The Seattle City Attorney’s office said it will once again allow a municipal court judge to hear criminal cases, after sidelining her for several months. Last March the Seattle City Attorney’s ...

Source: Seattle Police Department (Fiona Martin / The Seattle Times) Seattle Municipal Court says the new amounts are in line with other cities. Chicago charges $100 for some kinds of violations ...

A Milwaukee County judge has ordered the Milwaukee Municipal Court to start digitally recording certain hearings, including about defendants' ability to pay outstanding debt under threat of ...

Former public defender Pooja Vaddadi started her four-year term on the Seattle Municipal Court in early 2023 after winning a contested election with 61% of the vote. One year later, the City ...

BELEN—After years of operating in the red, the Belen Municipal Court might close its doors after the New Mexico Legislature and the governor eliminated criminal fees in all courts. The Belen City ...

Miles Hudson, the driver who is known to many downtown residents and his more than 750,000 Instagram followers as the Belltown Hellcat, appeared in Seattle Municipal Court wearing a balaclava and ...

A Seattle judge who recently came under fire from city prosecutors has been reassigned. KUOW has learned that Judge Pooja Vaddadi will focus on parking tickets and traffic infractions instead of ...

The Seattle City Attorney’s Office is attempting to block Municipal Court Judge Pooja Vaddadi from hearing new criminal cases because they say she has shown a "regular pattern of biased rulings." ...

The office issued a memo last week informing prosecutors and the court it will be filing “affidavits of prejudice” for Seattle Municipal Court Judge Pooja Vaddadi on all criminal cases moving ...

Judges, clerks, and attorneys in Seattle Municipal Court had a hell of a day yesterday after Republican City Attorney Ann Davison’s office removed first-term Judge Pooja Vaddadi from handling ...