Arkansas Supreme Court chief justice digs up predecessor’s 2017 memo in dispute with colleagues
Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker cited a non-official memo from her predecessor as the basis for her administrative authority in a mass email sent to judicial employees Monday. Former Chief Justice John Dan Kemp wrote and signed a memo in February 2017,
Swanson sworn in as new chief justice of Montana Supreme Court
Family members, politicians and members of the Montana Supreme Court welcomed newly elected Chief Justice Cory Swanson during a swearing-in ceremony Monday in Helena, marking the beginning of a new leadership chapter for the state’s highest court.
Gov. Greg Abbott names new chief justice to Texas Supreme Court
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Texas Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Blacklock to be the court’s chief justice and named James Sullivan as a justice Monday. Blacklock succeeds Nathan Hecht, the state’s longest-serving Supreme Court justice,
Lambert sworn in as Chief Justice of Ky. Supreme Court
Debra Hembree Lambert was set to be publicly sworn in as the new Chief Justice for the Supreme Court of Kentucky, but winter weather changed those plans. Lambert was officially sworn in last month, but plans were in place for a Tuesday ceremony that could be viewed online by the public.
Jimmy Blacklock named new chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court
Justice Jimmy Blacklock, a conservative ally of Gov. Greg Abbott, has been named the new chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
Gov. Abbott elevates Blacklock to chief justice, appoints new member to Texas Supreme Court
Blacklock is replacing retired Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, while Abbott's legal adviser James Sullivan takes the open spot on the bench.
Life of former Missouri Supreme Court chief justice to be celebrated Jan. 8 in Springfield
John C. Holstein, retired judge and former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, died Dec. 31 in Springfield. He was 79.
Roberts warns against ignoring Supreme Court rulings as tension with Trump looms
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts slammed what he described as “dangerous” talk by some officials about ignoring ...
SCOTUS Chief Justice Roberts warns elected officials not to ignore Supreme Court decisions
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts warned that elected officials should not to disregard the rulings made by the court ...
Chief Justice John Roberts warns of threats to judicial independence ahead of Trump inauguration
The chief justice's year-end report did not name the president-elect, though it did accuse some public officials of ...
Trump is already getting involved in one of the Supreme Court's biggest cases
Legal Newsletter looks at the highly anticipated case on the social media platform TikTok, the chief justice's annual report ...
State Supreme Court staffers targeted in Chief Justice Karen Baker’s firing memo last week return to work Monday
A swath of court staffers whose employment status was the subject of dispute among Arkansas Supreme Court justices late last ...