Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! SENATE CONFIRMS FEDERAL JUDGE FOR SACRAMENTO AREA Via Gillian Brassil… Judge Dena M. Coggins was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last week to the federal court that covers Sacramento. Coggins, who since 2021 has been a judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court, will be the first […]
Disgraced former 7th Circuit Judge Scott DuPont, whom the state Supreme Court unanimously removed from the bench in 2018, is running for a circuit judge seat. The Florida Supreme Court removed DuPont, stating that he was unfit in 2018 to serve on the bench and citing egregious campaign violations as well as judicial canon violations. […]
Mar. 25—Santa Fe attorney and mediator Denise Thomas soon will take the bench as a family law judge in the First Judicial District. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Thomas to the position Monday, filling a vacancy created by the recent retirement of Sylvia LaMar, who served in the position for more than a decade. Thomas […]
Feb. 24—Niagara County will pick up a third Family Court judgeship in November, part of an effort to alleviate a backlog of cases in courts statewide. Legislation to create the new judicial post here, and others statewide, was signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul in late December. All of the new judgeships are set to be […]