St. Louis County Circuit Judge Sandra Farragut-Hemphill has been named administrative judge of the St. Louis County Family Court, becoming the first African American judge to lead the court.

Tagged with: Sandra Farragut-Hemphill St. Louis County Family Court

The U.S. Department of Justice has ended its oversight of the St. Louis County Family Court after finding the court to be in full compliance with an agreement to reform its practices. In a Dec. 16 letter, released by the ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Division St. Louis County Family Court U.S. Department of Justice

The U.S. Department of Justice is ending its oversight of the St. Louis County Family Court, saying the court is now in compliance with a 2016 agreement meant to ensure the fair treatment of juveniles, especially black juveniles. The Family ...

Tagged with: Family Court Justice Department's Special Litigation Section St. Louis County Family Court Steven Rosenbaum U.S. Department of Justice

The U.S. Department of Justice is ending its oversight of the St. Louis County Family Court, saying the court is now in compliance with a 2016 agreement meant to ensure the fair treatment of juveniles, especially black juveniles. The Family ...

Tagged with: Family Court Justice Department's Special Litigation Section St. Louis County Family Court Steven Rosenbaum U.S. Department of Justice

St. Louis County Family Court has been under intense scrutiny since 2015, when the U.S. Department of Justice issued a scathing report on its practices.

Tagged with: Katrina Jones Quinn Grimes St. Louis County Family Court U.S. Department of Justice

A Washington University children’s advocacy legal clinic is scrambling for an alternative because a Family Court of St. Louis County judge said the clinic’s law students can’t represent clients there this semester. (Updated at 2 p.m.)

Tagged with: St. Louis County Family Court Washington University School of Law

The judges of the St. Louis County Circuit Court have chosen Margaret T. Donnelly as the next Family Court commissioner.

Tagged with: Margaret Donnelly St. Louis County Family Court

St. Louis County Family Court, the largest in the state, now finds itself the target of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation based on “a number of allegations that juveniles’ due process and equal protection rights were being violated."

Tagged with: Department of Justice St. Louis County Family Court

It was a day of smiles, laughter and tears - but only tears of joy - at St. Louis County Family Court.

Tagged with: St. Louis County Family Court