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Disciplinary hearing for judge who wore a Trump Make America Great Again hat

April 20, 2017 World Justice News 0

An Ontario judge who wore the iconic cap to court in the week after the U.S. election is now facing judicial-disciplinary hearings that could force him off the bench, the Toronto Globe and Mail reported […]

Judge sacked for trolling people online

April 12, 2017 World Justice News 0

A judge has been sacked after using a pseudonym to post abusive comments on a newspaper website about cases he had been involved in. Recorder Jason Dunn-Shaw, a member of Maidstone Chambers in Kent, wrote […]

Judge killed and a woman wounded in shooting

April 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

CHICAGO A Cook County judge was killed and a woman wounded in a shooting in the West Chesterfield neighborhood Monday morning, police said. Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 9400-block of […]

Alberta judge criticized for acquitting suspect in sexual assault case takes early retirement

December 21, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

RED DEER, ALTA.—A judge who came under fire from Alberta’s appeal court for ruling a rape complainant in a sexual assault case consented after tiring from fighting off her attacker has decided to take early […]

Wife wins right to turn off life support machine for Gulf War veteran husband

December 20, 2016 zoshinuk 0

By Richard Hartley-Parkinson for Metro.co.uk Doctors should stop providing life support treatment to a soldier-turned-policeman who was left in a coma after a road accident, a judge has ruled. Gulf War veteran Paul Briggs, who […]

Inquiry Recommends Federal Court Justice Robin Camp Should Be Removed From The Bench

November 30, 2016 World Justice News 0

Justice Robin Camp, the judge who asked a woman during an Alberta rape trial why she couldn’t just keep her knees together, should be removed from the bench, according to a unanimous recommendation from the […]

Judge in Travis Vader Murder Trial Changes Verdict

October 31, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A judge has changed his murder verdict to manslaughter in the high-profile case of Travis Vader and the two missing seniors he was convicted of killing. The judge used a section of the code which the […]

Former Judge Indicted – Accused of Exchanging Sentences for Nude Photos

October 17, 2016 WJN Administrator 1

A former Arkansas judge accused of inappropriate sexual relationships with defendants was indicted on Monday on federal fraud and bribery charges. Dozens of the defendants have accused former judge Joseph Boeckmann of sexual abuse and misconduct. […]

First Female African-American Presiding Judge Elected by Superior Court Bench

October 9, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Incumbent Judge John Stewart announced Wednesday that the San Francisco Superior Court Bench elected its first female African-American, Judge Teri L. Jackson, as presiding judge. Jackson has been a member of the San Francisco Bench since […]

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Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

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Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

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Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]