Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley has been elected to serve as chief justice for the state's highest court, with Justice Jill Karofsky set to take over the top job in July.

MADISON, Wis. (AP/WBAY) — The next chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will come from the liberal majority of justices, as the court announced Thursday that the conservative who ...

Donald W. Lemons will step down as chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court effective Dec. 31, and his colleagues have elected Justice S. Bernard Goodwyn to succeed him on Jan. 1, the court ...

BUFFALO — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Wednesday championed the independence and authority of the nation’s judicial system to serve as a check on Congress and the president at a time ...

Georgia Supreme Court leadership is changing hands, with a new Chief Justice chosen unanimously by his peers on Thursday. Current Presiding Justice Nels S.D. Peterson was chosen to replace ...

The court's justices unanimously picked Justice Megan Cavanagh to be the next chief justice. Cavanagh will replace outgoing Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement, who is leaving for a role with a ...