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Roberts calls for end of confirmation gridlock 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 5, 2011

Tags: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Federal courts, judicial nominations

WASHINGTON – In his year-end report on the state of the judiciary, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. called on Senate lawmakers to stop stalling judicial nominees as a political maneuver.

Senate removes federal judge from office 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: December 10, 2010

Tags: Congress, Federal courts, impeachment, Thomas Porteous

WASHINGTON – For only the eighth time in history, the U.S. Senate convicted a federal judge of articles of impeachment, removing him from office.

Bankruptcy filings up 14 percent this year 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: November 12, 2010

Tags: bankruptcy filings, Federal courts

WASHINGTON – The number of bankruptcy filings rose 13.8 percent in the fiscal year ending in September, according to new figures released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

Pilot program will allow cameras in federal trial courts 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: September 15, 2010

Tags: Federal courts, Judicial Conference, Judicial Conference of the United States

WASHINGTON – The Judicial Conference has approved a plan to allow some civil proceedings in federal trial court to be videotaped, and to provide the recordings to the public.

Bankruptcy filings rise 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: August 19, 2010

Tags: Bankruptcy, Federal courts

WASHINGTON – The number of bankruptcy filings in the 12-month period ending June 30 jumped 20 percent over the year before, rising to the highest levels since the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 took effect, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

Judges say mandatory minimums too high 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: June 16, 2010

Tags: criminal, Federal courts, sentencing guidelines, U.S. Sentencing Commission

WASHINGTON – Most federal trial judges believe mandatory sentences are too long, according to survey results released by the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

Revamped website for federal courts debuts 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: May 18, 2010

Tags: Federal courts, Judiciary, website

WASHINGTON – The website for the federal judiciary has gotten a makeover.

The online home of the federal court system, www.uscourts.gov, has been redesigned to provide better information for lawyers, government officials, researchers and anyone else who wants information about the judiciary.

Business bankruptcy filings soar 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: April 29, 2010

Tags: bankruptcy filings, Federal courts

WASHINGTON – The number of bankruptcies involving primarily business debts soared last year, according to figures released by the federal judiciary.

Annual report on federal judiciary released 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 4, 2010

Tags: bankruptcy court, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, criminal cases, Federal courts, judicial pay

WASHINGTON – Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. had just one message in his annual report on the state of the federal judiciary: the courts are fine.

Can states limit class actions in federal court? 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: November 2, 2009

Tags: Civil Procedure, class actions, Federal courts, state law

WASHINGTON – The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court aggressively questioned lawyers yesterday, arguing a case that will determine whether federal courts must abide by a state law barring class actions.