The Courtroom Files

A request to rebuild a relationship with his children meets a mother's account of fear and a judge's focus on safety. Judge Aquilina examines the no-contact orders, counseling and what must happen before parenting time can be considered. This is the full TCF Live audio replay of multiple real courtroom hearings, with guest host Michael Groff filling in for Dan Soule and providing human com...

He completed inpatient treatment and wants to care for his mother. Judge Elmore must weigh that progress against a long record and repeated failures under supervision. This is the full TCF Live audio replay of multiple real courtroom hearings with Dan Soule's commentary, including the brief cases, later returns and closing. In this episode: • Treatment, accountability and the terms of a senten...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge O'Donnell revokes bond for an assault defendant caught with cocaine, the Wisconsin Commutation Advisory Board evaluates a life-sentence commutation petition, and Florida Judge Brantley Clark hears entrapment arguments from an online sting. Hosted live by Dan with real-time commentary and react...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge McNally remands an OWI repeat offender to jail after sobriety court failures, the Louisiana Parole Board considers parole for a man imprisoned 31 years whose murder sentence was commuted, and Judge Boyd examines probation check-in records in Bexar County. Hosted live by Dan with real-time commenta...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge Wolfe revokes probation for a defendant seeking a community corrections transfer after repeated violations, Judge Meinecke admits a young habitual speeder into a license restoration program while deferring fines, Judge Middleton sentences a repeat impaired driver who completed ninety days of volun...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge Aquilina rejects a sentence agreement and imposes 20 to 40 years for first-degree home invasion following a violent chase, Judge McNally resolves a 25-year township blight battle, and Judge O'Donnell addresses high-speed fleeing and drug charges. Hosted live by Dan with real-time commentary an...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge Wiggins removes an alcohol testing condition after a defendant successfully challenges the basis of an open-container allegation, Judge Gauthier denies enforcement of a disputed real estate settlement for lack of a meeting of the minds, Judge Boyd places a repeat theft offender on four years proba...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge Brantley Clark hears counsel report a murder defendant's worsening eyesight ahead of trial, while Judge Springstead sentences an arsonist and addresses over $12,000 in child support arrears. Meanwhile, Judge McNally mediates a volatile small claims car dispute between ex-partners, Judge Aquili...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge Elmore sentences a repeat drunk driver with a .378 blood alcohol level, while Judge West presides over a defendant rejecting a 25-year plea deal in a child abuse case. Meanwhile, Judge Prill handles sentencings for a high-speed police chase and a domestic strangulation case, Judge Bryant addresses...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. In Dungeon Court, a defendant answers for a fake 911 emergency call that sparked an interstate police search, while Judge Elmore imposes jail time on a repeat domestic violence offender. Meanwhile, Judge Cullotta sentences a caregiver for stealing from elderly clients and remands a runaway fugitive to s...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge McNally sentences a probation violator to 10 days in jail and, in a separate hearing, grants more review time to a defendant who reports a spider bite. Judge Oakley encourages a man in recovery to find purposeful work, while Judge McBurney sets deadlines in a continuing custody and child support d...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge Wiggins examines an eviction dispute where an unregistered landlord used an internet HUD lease for a home with safety concerns, Judge DiSanto sets a $100,000 bond with GPS house arrest for a habitual offender caught with methamphetamine, the Wisconsin Pardon Advisory Board questions a burglary app...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge McNally addresses a defendant denying alcohol consumption despite a positive Soberlink test, Judge Stevens balances severe medical limitations against grave child assault allegations in Texas, and Judge DiSanto presses a young worker on taking personal ownership of his court obligations. Hosted li...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge Elmore revokes probation for a defendant fighting addiction despite her reported sobriety, Judge Buchanan weighs whether proximity to a rifle in a shared home equals possession, Judge DiSanto refuses to dismiss domestic violence charges after a subpoenaed witness fails to appear, and Judge Elmore...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge Gauthier hands down consecutive prison time to a chronic offender in Michigan, Judge Stevens revokes multiple probationers in Texas, and Judge Simpson resolves an unusual landlord-tenant dispute in Washtenaw County. Hosted live by Dan with real-time commentary and reactions as the cases unfold. •...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States—Judge O'Donnell weighs an addict's plea for rehab against public safety and a 125 mph police chase, Judge Anzalone navigates cross-border sentencing between Michigan and Ohio, Judge Meinecke reviews bond and house arrest conditions in a domestic Recorded live on October 12, 2026. Full video repla...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge Elmore dismantles excuses in Michigan domestic violence and retail fraud cases, Judge Stevens enforces strict probation compliance and drug monitoring in Texas, and Judge Boyd addresses statutory requirements in Bexar County. Hosted live by Dan with real-time commentary and reactions as the cases...

Today, TCF celebrated it's second anniversary with a special 6-hour livestream. The usual court, just twice as much. Enjoy! All things TCF: https://tcfhub.com

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge Wolfe presides over a tense motion hearing in a massive wrongful death lawsuit following a tragic factory explosion, Judge Middleton handles the plea of a man who passed out at a Burger King drive-thru with a bottle of vodka, Judge Meinecke gives a delayed sentence to a truck driver who shoplifted...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge O'Donnell's zero-tolerance dressing down of an absconder, DiSanto's arraignment of a shocking fentanyl discovery, and Urich's wholesome encounter with a defendant sent by his therapist. Hosted live by Dan with real-time commentary and reactions as the cases unfold. • Urich hears an...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. A plaintiff demands a massive payout after a Meijer employee puts his groceries on the floor in front of Judge Flores, an Airbnb host who ignored an injunction gets hit with a $1,000-per-day fine by Judge Gauthier, Judge Middleton doubts a defendant's story but is pleasantly surprised when he's...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. A chaotic sentencing for a cross-country OVI, a bizarre jail smuggling excuse, and multiple judges demanding strict accountability. Hosted live by Dan with real-time commentary and reactions as the cases unfold. • Judge O'Donnell sentences an OVI driver who claimed to be Jesus • A defendant tries to...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge Stevens denies a prosecutor's request to ban a hearing from YouTube but warns the pro se defendant not to turn the trial into a circus, Judge Culotta handles a meth possession plea in Lake County, Ohio, Judge Middleton sentences a woman living in a tent to time served for disturbing the peace,...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge Stevens confronting a defendant with 70 arrests, DiSanto handling a resisting arrest case, and Hunter sentencing a two-year absconder. Hosted live by Dan with real-time commentary and reactions as the cases unfold. • Stevens confronts man with 70 arrests • Woman threatens to beat up police officer...

This episode of The Courtroom Files features real court hearings from across the United States. Judge O'Donnell's dressing down of a Telegram thief, Stevens doubling a bond for a high defendant, and Prill sentencing a drunk driver who hit a school bus. Hosted live by Dan with real-time commentary and reactions as the cases unfold. • Judge O'Donnell confronts a multi-state tire thief •...