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North Carolina prosecutor calls shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. justified By Richard Fausset New York Times,Updated May 18, 2021, 4:22 p.m. Email to a Friend District Attorney Andrew Womble shows still images from police body camera footage after announcing he will not charge deputies in the April 21 fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.Travis Long/Associated Press A North Carolina prosecutor said Tuesday that the fatal shooting of a Black man by sheriff’s deputies was justified, because the man, Andrew Brown Jr., used his car as a “deadly weapon” as he tried to evade arrest. The dep...

Juneau Superior Court Judge Amy Mead Photo courtesy of the Alaska Court System Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An update on the cyberattack on the Alaska Court System was provided on Action Line Monday by Juneau Superior Court Judge Amy Mead who also serves as the administrator of the First Judicial District. "We were actually really lucky and caught the attack at a very early stage.  We disconnected from the Internet entirely to protect our servers and we started working with a cybersecurity company to respond and prevent further breaches and damag...

Court Of Appeals Judge Gerald E. Baca Takes Oath Of Office - 6:59 am Gift from judges and court staff to Judge Gerald Baca. Courtesy/Fourth Judicial District Court Virtual ceremony of Judge Gerald Baca taking the oath of office. Courtesy/Fourth Judicial District Court NMSC News: LAS VEGAS, NM — Judge Gerald E. Baca was sworn into office Friday as a judge of the state Court of Appeals. In a virtual ceremony, Judge Baca took the oath of office in a courtroom at the San Miguel County Courthouse. Chief Justice Michael Vigil administered the oath from his office in the Supr...

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 12:45pm admin Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court recently announced the appointment of Timothy D. Denny as a Resident Circuit Judge for Union County in the First Judicial Circuit. Denny is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the election of Judge Mark M. Boie to the Fifth District Appellate Court in November 2020. The appointment takes effect on March 1, 2021, and will conclude on December 5, 2022, when the vacancy will be filled by the winner of the November 2022 general election. “I am pleased to find an experi...

By Illinois Supreme Court issued the following announcement on Feb. 17. Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Steven M.J. Bost as an At-Large Circuit Judge in the First Judicial Circuit.  Mr. Bost is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Brad K. Bleyer effective August 3, 2020. The appointment takes effect on March 1, 2021, and will conclude on December 5, 2022, when the vacancy will be filled by the winner of the November 2022 general election.  “Steven Bost is an impressive public servant who ...