Judicial Appointments & Opinions

SAN FRANCISCO— The council at its Dec. 2 business meeting will receive a report on how courts can use remote proceedings in civil cases while also providing equal access to the process for all participants.…

Three state appellate court nominees sailed to confirmation Wednesday in hearings before the Commission on Judicial Appointments, the last meeting scheduled before outgoing Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, one of the…

The Supreme Court said there were enough “checks and balances” in the current collegium system of judicial appointments. Files | Photo Credit: AP The Supreme Court on Friday lambasted the Center for withholding names recommended or…

By Srishti Ojha: The ongoing tussle between the judiciary and executive over the issue of appointment of judges to the higher judiciary, with remarks coming from both sides, has lit up the headlines in the last few days. reasons? A…

THE Center has deliberately delayed the process of judicial appointments by returning 20 files relating to the appointment of high court judges, nine of which were reiteration, to the…

The Tennessee Supreme Court building is seen in Nashville on Dec.8, 2021. (Erik Schelzig, Tennessee Journal) With state Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee announcing her plans to retire at the…

Diligence, demeanor and integrity required. Law degree optional.Those are the qualities of the Ninth…

We were pleased to see the New Jersey Senate unanimously confirm four new judges for our Superior Court last week and to hear that four more appointments are anticipated before the end of the year. But as gratifying as…

Time for Transformative Judicial Revolution…

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday described as ''worrisome'' the frequent stand-offs between the Legislature, the Judiciary and the Executive and called for serious pondering by those at the helm of the institutions to evolve a…