Alvin Hellerstein was 64 years old when former President Bill Clinton appointed him to the federal bench. That was more than a quarter century ago. Now, the 92-year-old senior judge in the U.S.

Mr. Toobin is a contributing Opinion writer and the author of “The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy.” Alvin K. Hellerstein, the judge assigned to conduct the trial of Nicolás Maduro, the ...

With the start of the new year, San Diego Superior Court has a new presiding judge, a technology supporter who steps in as the court moves toward providing digital access to criminal cases — a project ...

A federal judge on Friday barred the Trump administration from enforcing large parts of an executive order that seeks to overhaul the federal elections process, finding that the federal government ...

The 7 Investigators were the first to reveal the recordings in September 2024 of Judge Kathleen Ryan making several offensive statements. At the time, the probate court’s former chief judge removed ...

A judge has again said that U.S. Attorney John Sarcone is unlawfully serving. A day after ruling that Trump-appointed U.S. attorney John Sarcone is not lawfully serving in his position, a federal ...

Fifteen years after he became a senior federal judge, Alvin Kenneth Hellerstein landed one of his biggest ticket cases in more than a quarter-century. The defendant: the recently deposed president of ...

Judge Kirsten Nielsen Hartig has been fighting a professional misconduct case filed in June 2025. A new filing by the state oversight body for judges accused her of having a mental disability and ...

Hannah Dugan was found guilty of felony obstruction last month. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted last month of obstructing federal immigration agents at her courthouse, ...

The ruling is the latest legal setback to President Trump’s sweeping effort to compel changes to state election standards. By Zach Montague Reporting from Washington A federal judge blocked the Trump ...

A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing most of his executive order on elections against the vote-by-mail states Washington and Oregon, in the latest ...

A federal judge ordered Lindsey Halligan to explain why she continues to identify herself as a U.S. attorney, despite a previous judge's determination that she was unlawfully appointed to the role. In ...