This article originally appeared on Northwest Florida Daily News: DeSantis appoints Okaloosa County judge Jack Schlechter to First Judicial Circuit Court ...

Eddie Duran, 38, was denied pretrial release in his first court appearance on Tuesday at the Okaloosa County Circuit Court. In Thursday's hearing, Duran, who appeared before a judge in person ...

An Okaloosa County Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of the Escambia County Commission on Tuesday in the ongoing legal battle over a county retirement plan. The decision settled a largely ...

SHALIMAR — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Brad Embry as the new Okaloosa County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller. Embry, the office's chief of staff, will replace J.D. Peacock II ...

The Okaloosa County Circuit Court judge told Duran that he would stay in jail until his next hearing. Duran's arrest on Monday comes after the Florida state attorney filed one count of ...

Duran was initially denied bail during his first court appearance on Tuesday at the Okaloosa County Circuit Court. In Thursday's hearing, Judge Terrance R. Ketchel set bond at $100,000 after the ...

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by condemned killer Jeffrey Hutchinson, as his attorneys continue pursuing other cases in state and federal courts to try to ...

Schlechter previously served as an Okaloosa County judge and assistant state ... based Judge Jack Schlechter to the First Judicial Circuit Court, filling a vacancy left by the retirement of ...