Navigation Only a handful of circuit and county court judicial races remain to be resolved after voters cast ballots in the August 20 primary election. Two circuit races, one in the Sixth and another in the 15th went to a runoff, as did seven county court races in Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Duval, Leon, Miami-Dade, and Palm […]
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Four state attorney races to be decided in November, four PDs elected
Voters elected four public defenders and one state attorney in the August 20 primary. Four of Florida’s state attorney offices will be decided in the November 5 general election. Here is how the state attorney races break down:
Clothing Closet Project to help defendants appear in court without the stigma of incarceration
Miami attorney Alex Saiz says the Florida Justice Center and FACDL are creating a clothing closet stocked with donated business attire that indigent clients can wear to court. “Innocent until proven guilty” is harder to reinforce when a jury sees a suspect in a prison uniform. Hoping to level the playing field, the Miami-Dade Chapter […]
Keller Swan’s Project Backpack supports Palm Beach County elementary students
Keller Swan donated 300 backpacks filled with essential school supplies as Palm Beach County children prepared for the upcoming school year. Keller Swan Injury Attorneys recently launched Project Backpack, an initiative aimed at supporting local Palm Beach County students as the new school year begins. In its first year of participation, the law firm partnered […]
Enjoy another episode of Florida Bar News Briefs
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 proposal to create an “insurance coverage law” board certification program. Recusal standards for judges with previous prosecutorial roles.