- Missouri Judge Roy Richter, who had been serving on a state appeals court, will take over Ferguson municipal court cases starting March 16.
- The announcement comes after Ronald Brockmeyer, the current municipal judge, resigned.
- The Justice Department released a scathing report last week criticizing the Ferguson court system for disproportionately targeting black residents in police stops to raise money through fines and court fees for the city budget.
- Brockmeyer was named in the investigation as one of the key people driving the city's attempts to use police and the court system as a fundraising operation.
