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Probate & Family Court Chief Justice John D. Casey will retire from the bench in July, and the Trial Court is seeking nominations for a successor as chief justice, Trial Court Chief Justice Heidi E. Brieger has announced.
Nominations, including self-nominations,…
RENO, Nev., April 8, 2025 (Newswire.com)
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The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) is pleased to announce the election of Joel and Courtney Bitonio to its Board of Directors. Their…
Judges at the Central Family Court are reintroducing robes during proceedings as part of a trial aimed at enhancing formality and safety within family courts, announced HM judiciary.
The decision comes amidst worries over instances of violence and threats faced by judges and court…
‘The Family Court system is in enormous trouble.’ That is a momentous statement given that the speaker, Adelaide barrister Stuart Lindsay, is a former Family Court judge. But there’s much more… This experienced insider blames the parlous state of this vital institution on a…
A Melbourne man who gave false testimony and provided falsified evidence to the Family Court of Australia has today (3 April, 2025) been sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment.
The man, now 36, will spend six months in prison, before being released from custody. The…
Midland County has announced that Judge David Lindemood is retiring. His last day in office will be May 31. Lindemood has presided over the 318th Family District Court since Jan. 1, 2015. Born in Midland, Lindemood received his bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University,…
Reporting of proceedings in the family courts through the transparency pilots has been extended to include public and private law cases before magistrates.
From Friday, the pilot was extended to magistrates in all 19 of the current pilot areas. From today (11 November), the…
His persistent video recording created an atmosphere of “control and intimidation”, the court found, and he would undermine the children and “warp their perception of reality”.
The father was also voyeuristic and took many sexual photographs and videos of the mother without her consent,…
