Navigation Gov. Ron DeSantis September 5 appointed Katherine Mullinax of Jupiter to serve as judge on the Palm Beach County Court. Mullinax has served as the general counsel for the 15th Judicial Circuit since 2021. Previously, she was the solo practitioner at Mullinax Law Group. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University and her […]
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Manatee Clerk’s Office launches ‘Hearings Today’ tool to simplify court schedules
The Manatee County Clerk of Court has rolled out “Hearings Today,” a new website feature designed to help customers save time and stay organized. The tool allows lawyers and the public to stay informed with a comprehensive list of the dockets and court hearings scheduled for the day, all in one place. Users can easily […]
Florida’s local professionalism panels report varied lawyer misconduct in first full reporting cycle
Florida’s Local Professionalism Panels have filed their first full cycle of mandatory, semi-annual reports since the Supreme Court issued In Re: Code for Resolving Professionalism Referrals last summer. Without naming respondents, the December 2023-June 2024 reports cite behavior that ranged from being rude to a judicial assistant and soliciting clients at a local jail, to […]
Supreme Court declines to erase ‘zealous advocacy’ from Bar rules
The Supreme Court has declined a proposal to scrub so-called “Z” words – “zeal,” “zealous,” and “zealously,” from the Bar’s rulebook. Acting July 30 in In Re: Amendments to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar Chapter 4, Case No. 2024-0032, justices disagreed with proponents of the rule change who asserted that the term is associated […]
Governors makes a Bay County judicial appointment
Gov. Ron DeSantis September 3 appointed Tracy Smith to the Bay County bench. Smith, of Lynn Haven, has served as an assistant state attorney for the 14th Judicial Circuit since 2020. Previously, she served as the insurance and risk manager for the Bay County School Board. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of […]