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She was elected to the bench in 1988 as a circuit judge, was assigned to the 1st District Appellate Court in 1993, and was elected to the panel the following year.—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026 On Tuesday, Judge Gregory Stuart Parker, the Taylor County circuit judge appointed to oversee the disciplinary case, recommended that Uhlfelder be admonished and required him to complete an ethics class.—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026 Smart & Safe Florida challenged the invalidation, but a Leon County circuit judge upheld the state decision.—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 Dugan was suspended from her duties as a Milwaukee County circuit judge by the Wisconsin Supreme Court shortly after she was federally charged earlier this year.—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for circuit judge