Navigation The Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller’s Office recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its Empowerment Room at the West Pasco Judicial Center in New Port Richey. The room is designed specifically for emergency filings, allowing customers to meet with the clerk’s team in a setting that prioritizes privacy and dignity. West Pasco County residents […]
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Judge Ari Porth Receives Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy Annual Award
[Photo by Cliff Frommer] Broward Circuit Judge Ari Abraham Porth received the 2025 Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy Award from The St. Thomas More Society of South Florida on October 15. Broward Circuit Judge Ari Abraham Porth is the 2025 recipient of the Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy Annual Award, an honor recognizing a member of the […]
Does RICO require a criminal team?
The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether a former sheriff’s deputy who was convicted of planting drugs on motorists in a spree of false arrests also violated Florida’s racketeering law. The state is challenging a November 2024 ruling by the First District Court of Appeal that upheld former Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy Zachary […]
Budget requests, a pro bono push, and legislative updates on 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: Florida courts prioritizing case management technology, judicial security, and salary improvements in their legislative budget request for the next fiscal year. The Florida Bar encouraging attorneys to take just five minutes […]
Court bolsters cybersecurity with new statewide policies and committee
Saying incidents are “almost certainly” inevitable, the Florida Supreme Court has issued a pair of administrative orders designed to enhance cybersecurity branch wide. The first, In Re: Cybersecurity Policy and Planning, AOSC25-63, is dated October 16. It begins by noting that the courts have experienced a “rapid growth” in the use of technology over the past […]