PROVIDENCE – Family Court Chief Judge Michael B. Forte wants magistrates to perform the same duties as judges and preside over and decide contested divorce cases, some of the most emotionally draining ...

PROVIDENCE – Family Court Chief Judge Michael Forte on Wednesday struck down a father’s challenge to having a magistrate oversee his divorce case, not a judge. Forte rejected James Florio Jr.’s appeal ...

A CBS News investigation has uncovered a massive backlog of court cases that has delayed progress on hundreds of thousands of criminal cases across the United States. CBS News obtained and analyzed ...

(CN) — While many courts returned to their usual pre-pandemic operations in 2022 as the Covid-19 crisis receded, most received fewer case filings than the year prior, according to a report released ...

ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — Changes are coming to Elkhart County courts. As construction continues on the new Elkhart County Courthouse, a new bill passed Thursday by an Indiana house committee ...