Circuit Judge Melanie Chase has been elected unopposed by her peers to serve as the new chief judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit.

A federal judge Tuesday found Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in civil contempt because of a letter he sent in April to police after she ordered a halt to enforcement of a new state ...

The 18th Judicial Circuit of the State Attorney's Office said Anita Arias died in October 2019 from dehydration, emaciation, sepsis, and uncontrolled blood sugar, according to autopsy findings.

Allen Arias is facing decades in a Florida prison after being convicted of aggravated manslaughter in the "agonizing" death of his grandmother.

Seven candidates have been nominated for two judicial openings in the 10 th Judicial Circuit. The Circuit’s Judicial Nominating Commission met June 20 and interviewed 15 applicants for the ...

DeSantis tasked the Florida International University and Harvard Law School grad with vetting applicants for the circuit’s judicial vacancies.

A Florida judge ruled in favor Friday of a group of parents who challenged Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban against school mask mandates.

“If being held in contempt is what it costs to defend the rule of law and stand firmly behind President Trump’s agenda on illegal immigration, so be it.” - Florida Attorney General James ...

Former Circuit Judge Brett Waronicki, arrested in April on misdemeanor charges, now faces a felony cocaine possession charge, records state.

The state wants a Leon County circuit judge to toss out a lawsuit that alleges a deal allowing the Seminole Tribe of Florida to offer online sports betting violates a 2018 constitutional amendment … ...