The Judicial Nominating Commission received 21 applications for new county and circuit judge positions created by legislative ...

BARTOW — Marcus Andrew, 52, stood in front of Circuit Court Judge David Stamey on a Wednesday morning in late August for his weekly check-in following an arrest for multiple driving offenses, ...

The Judicial Nominating Committee in Polk has not nominated an applicant from the Public Defender’s Office in years. Some ...

WINTER HAVEN — Six new circuit and county judges were formally sworn in this week in what was Polk County’s largest judge investiture ceremony to date.. In addition to taking the judicial oath , the ...

The commission met Dec. 4 and interviewed 20 applicants for newly created positions of circuit and county judge in the 10th ...

While the number of juvenile cases leading to court involvement has declined steadily in Iowa over the past five years, Polk County’s numbers tell a slightly different story. Even though juvenile ...

In an effort to get drivers on the road, the Polk County Clerk of Court will once again halt collection fees on unpaid balances for one day only. Many people have their driver’s licenses suspended for ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County officials say they are pumping the brakes on collection fees to help drivers get back on the road. As part of their Operation Green Light, county officials say ...

Highland Smith, who served the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for more than two decades as a deputy and a court bailiff, died Thursday at age 82. A native of Pughsville, a historically Black section of ...

A former prisoner's claims against Polk County over sexual misconduct by a corrections officer have been dismissed. Justin Mowery sued the county over the actions of Brianna Miller, a former Polk ...