There are more and more stories about judges making controversial and/or racist comments while in court or during speeches. When should these comments be considered in deciding if a judge…
Federal judges are appointed by the president and approved by congress, but states pick their judges in different ways. Some states chose their judges with partisan elections, some have nonpartisan elections,…
There are rules in place regarding federal judges hearing cases they have a financial conflict of interest in, regrettably that hasn't stopped them from ruling in such cases. The Center…
Two judges in Pennsylvania accepted bribes to send an estimated 5,000 teenagers to private detention centers. Many were first time offenders like 17 year old Hillary Transue, an excellent student…
In order to have a fair judicial system, judges need to be impartial and provide an equal setting for both the prosecutors and defense attorneys. Unfortunately that is not always…