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Twelve Former Jan. 6 Prosecutors Urge Senate to Reject Nominees Who Deny 2020 Result or Downplay Riot

Senators say the demand tests whether lifetime judicial picks will defend basic facts that underpin judicial independence

Kansas Voters Decide Whether to Elect State Supreme Court Justices

JCP Approves New Rules and Forms Seven‑Member Panel to Vet High Court Judges

Fetterman Waives Blue Slip and Clears Path for Trump’s Pennsylvania Judge

Spanish Prosecutors Take Constitutional Court Ruling to European Court Over Discretionary Appointments

Arkansas Democrats Seek Recusal of Sanders’ Special Justice in Election Appeals

Mexican Lawmakers Advance May Session to Postpone Judicial Elections to 2028

Justice Minister Names Brother to Lead Ministry Advisory Unit

Alberta Plans Motion to Rewrite Rules for Superior-Court Judge Appointments

Ottawa Rejects Four Premiers’ Bid for Say in Superior-Court Judge Picks

Spain Launches One-Year Hiring Drive for 700 Judges and Prosecutors

Wisconsin Justice Annette Ziegler Won’t Seek Reelection in 2027

CAL Sets March 14 Runoff Between Delia Espinoza and Humberto Abanto

Fernández Sagasti Sworn In to Argentina’s Judicial Council as Senate Representative

West Bengal Panel Picks Retired Justice Rabindranath Samanta as Lokayukta

Mexican Senate Accepts Judge’s Irrevocable Resignation, Triggers INE Replacement Process

Mexico City Judicial Chief Rafael Guerra Wins Third Term With 60 of 79 Votes

Polish President Blocks Swearing-In of 46 Judges, Escalating Judicial Standoff

Venice Commission Says Government’s CGPJ Plan Falls Short, Favors Peer Election With Safeguards

Venice Commission Concludes Madrid Meetings on CGPJ Selection Dispute