Tag: Circuit

Circuit judges in Leon and other Big Bend counties start new assignments July 1

The judges of the Big Bend’s 2nd Judicial Circuit – which covers Jefferson, Franklin, Gadsden, Leon, Liberty and Wakulla counties – begin their new work assignments on Monday. The latest assignments were in a recent administrative order signed by Chief Judge Frank Allman. Judicial assignments generally last two years. Among other things, circuit judges handle […]

Jonesville stabbing case set for circuit court pretrial

JONESVILLE — A Jonesville man charged with stabbing his ex-girlfriend in the head and neck repeatedly on Dec. 23, 2023, is tentatively scheduled for a criminal pretrial conference in the 1st Judicial Circuit Court at 1 p.m. July 8. Dustin Thomas Collins, 20, was bound over to the circuit court on charges of assault with […]

Alito dissents from latest Fifth Circuit standing smackdown

The Supreme Court smacked down a Republican-appointed trial judge and appeals court on standing grounds, turning away a right-wing lawsuit. No, this isn’t the recent mifepristone ruling where that dynamic was at play, but a new decision, issued Wednesday, about Biden administration contacts with social media platforms regarding misinformation. Notably, the mifepristone decision was unanimous, […]

10th Circuit Court of Appeals rejects KKG case for lack of jurisdiction

CHEYENNE — The appealed case of six University of Wyoming sorority sisters against their parent organization, Kappa Kappa Gamma, was rejected Wednesday for lack of subject matter jurisdiction by the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. In an eight-page document outlining the decision, first obtained by WyoFile, 10th Circuit Judge Carolyn B. McHugh said the […]