Gov. Ron DeSantis March 31 made the following appointments to Florida’s Judicial Nominating Commissions: First District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission Joseph Hart of Tallahassee is the general counsel for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and his juris doctor from Florida State University. […]

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The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 10 attorneys, disbarring four, revoking the license of two, suspending three, and reprimanding one. Thomas Arthur Chandler, 5681 Bentgrass Dr., Unit 102, Sarasota, disbarred effective immediately following a March 6 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1995) On September 5, 2024, Chandler pled no contest to Driving […]

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The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including: A House panel approving a bill that would increase penalties for those “tampering with, harassing, or retaliating” against court personnel. The Florida Supreme Court establishing a Workgroup on Judicial Security to […]

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Pro Bono I have been thinking about sending this letter to The Florida Bar News for more than 30 years. I kid not. An article in the March  issue, “Zehnder honored with Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award,” suggested I have waited long enough. Please don’t get me wrong: I think it is incumbent upon […]

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Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga The Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism and the Standing Committee on Professionalism have named Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and Judge Miguel de la O of the 11th Judicial Circuit as co-winners of the 2025 William M. Hoeveler Judicial […]

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