The Latest Breaking News from District Court

South Australian former teacher Anthony Rex Virgo pleaded guilty to the persistent sexual exploitation of three students in the 1980s, with his lawyer telling the court his client's job uncertainty "in some degree probably helped shape some of the offending".

CHICAGO — Chicago twins Pedro and Margarito Flores were in the middle of their cooperation against Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in 2010 when authorities intercepted a series of jail calls showing the brothers and their wives had growing concerns over the lack of an immunity deal from…

A District Court judge jails a former WA police officer for sexually abusing a young girl more than 40 years ago, telling the man he left her with a lifelong sentence.

As (yet another) Texas v. U.S. slides from the shadow docket to the rocket docket

The Senate on Tuesday evening confirmed U.S. District Court Judge Michelle Childs for seat on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, generally considered the most important court in the nation other than the Supreme Court. Childs, and the circumstances of her nomination and confirmation, provide a good tour of how…

A girl's lawsuit over a horse falling on her at a NSW show jumping event may result in damages of more than $750,000, a judge has concluded.

The extensive questionnaire Maldonado filed with the Senate Judiciary Committee reveals that the Northern District is adding an active yoga instructor to the bench.

Hutch, 59, is accused of the murder of Kinahan gang member David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in 2016, and is due to stand trial with four others in October

A Lamborghini driver who struck and killed a 15-year-old girl and injured her friend admitted to knowing the tyres were prone to slipping in a police interview, a court hears.

Scott Steele, the chief executive of the Albion Park Harness Racing Club, is committed to stand trial in the District Court on two counts of sexual assault and one of rape for offences allegedly committed in 2015 and 2016.

Annabel and Greg Digance, who are accused of blackmailing the South Australian Premier, are granted permission to travel interstate on the condition they notify the Director of Public Prosecutions and report to police upon return.