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Today the North Carolina Supreme Court issued an extended version of its order blocking the certification of a race for a seat on its own bench, which included extended, scathing dissents from Democratic Justice Anita Earls and Republican Justice Richard Dietz.
President Joe Biden vetoed a bipartisan bill that would add 63 new federal judges over the next decade, explaining that the bill “fails to resolve key questions” about the allocation of judges and senior status judges.
The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s 235th judge to a lifetime appointment on Friday evening, which would surpass the number of judicial vacancies that President-elect Donald Trump filled during his first term.
While the dust settles on the outcome of the presidential race, North Carolinians are still waiting to see who’ll sit on the state’s highest court.
This year’s general election saw dozens of candidates win seats on state high courts.
The New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division suspended Kenneth Chesebro indefinitely in connection with his Georgia indictment.
The nation’s most conservative appeals court ruled that Louisiana can dissolve a 1992 consent decree that was established to ensure fair representation on the state Supreme Court.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday that will expedite the appeals processes for 2024 election cases in commonwealth courts ahead of November.
A Michigan attorney and election-denying supporter of former President Donald Trump has ended his campaign for a seat on the Michigan Supreme Court.
Today, the Senate advanced a bipartisan bill that would create dozens of new district court judgeships in the country.
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