FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County’s Magistrate Court says that it needs more money to hire more employees, or it risks falling behind on cases. The court hears about 80,000 cases per year.

Dianne Lashmit was put on administrative leave on Aug. 11, 2023 — which a February indictment said was the same day she was accused of tampering with evidence.

The chief magistrate judges of Haralson and Heard counties in West Georgia resigned this week amid state investigations of alleged wrongdoing. Both had just won reelection to four-year terms.

The State of Georgia Magistrate Court Training Council recently honored a Barrow County Chief Magistrate judge for exemplary leadership on the council’s mentor committee. Judge Caroline Evans has ...

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FANNIN COUNTY, Texas (KTEN) —Two people are dead and one injured after two pickup trucks collided at State Highway 121 and FM 1629 in Fannin County on Saturday afternoon. A preliminary ...

FANNIN COUNTY, Texas (KTEN) - Since the recreational opening of Bois D’Arc Lake last April, the reservoir has been a hot spot for fishing, boating, and residential developments. Fannin County ...

Colorado's second-highest court last month concluded a former El Paso County magistrate did not follow the law or the rules ...

A former Blount County Juvenile Court Magistrate has been indicted for attempting to alter evidence on her son’s electronic devices during his 2023 child pornography case.