Public defender Kara Gerry is challenging incumbent Edward T. McLoughlin in what’s become a contentious election for the county court bench Public defender Kara Gerry is challenging incumbent Edward T ...

On Aug. 5, Nassau County Republicans secured control of the Town of Hempstead supervisor’s office for the rest of this year without any election, or primary, or prior public comment. That day, Donald ...

The Trump administration’s attempts to justify a military presence were “simply unreliable,” the judge said. A federal appeals court is weighing a similar case regarding National Guard troops in ...

LITTLE ROCK — A Pulaski County judge ruled Wednesday that Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders violated constitutional principles by scheduling the special election for Arkansas Senate District 26 after the ...

Washington County Judge John Durrenberger announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in 2026, ending what will be eight years in office.

BEAUMONT, Texas — Jefferson County Criminal District Court Judge John Stevens announced Friday he will seek re-election to the bench he has held since 2007. Judge Stevens, a Democrat, made the ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Pulaski County Sheriff Eric Higgins announced his intention to seek re-election. Higgins was first elected in 2018. Higgins has a 35-year career in law enforcement and previously ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Harris County District Clerk Marilyn Burgess said when she told her staff last month that she wasn't seeking re-election, it wasn't a decision she took lightly. But, she ...

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed a lawyer to take over a state district court in Harris County left vacant by the Democratic judge she challenged in the 2022 election and faced in a legal battle over the ...

“It has been the greatest honor of my public life to have done so, and I want to thank our citizens for bestowing that honor,” Venable said in a statement. The mayor said next year’s election “may ...

Newcomer Josh Maines narrowly defeated District Attorney Ryan Sayers by fewer than 200 votes to become a judge on Clearfield ...