Gary Lesser with his wife, Jennifer, and daugher, Rebecca. A “consummate professional whose entire legal career has been defined by his personal professional conduct,” former Bar President Gary S. Lesser was honored by his peers with the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Sidney A. Stubbs Professionalism Award. Patricia Leonard and Alexcia Cox presented Lesser with […]

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Suwannee County Clerk Barry Baker Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers Monday highlighted the passage of its priority legislation that will help stabilize revenue sources for court-related services, provide flexibility for improving court-related technology, and create a driver license reinstatement pilot program in Miami-Dade County. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Adam Botana, R-Bonita Springs, and Sen. […]

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Gov. Ron DeSantis made two judicial appointments March 8, one to the Seminole County Court and one to the Sarasota County Court. Sylvia Grunor of Sanford to serve as judge on the Seminole County Court Grunor has worked as a partner at Sylvia Grunor, P.A., since 2003. Previously, she was of counsel for Wicker, Smith, […]

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President Kathleen Passidomo Florida courts would receive nine new trial judges and other long-term investments under a $114.7 billion budget the Legislature approved for FY 2024-25. Gov. Ron DeSantis has yet to exercise his line-item veto authority, but the budget lawmakers signed off on Friday would continue a  recent trend of investing in court priorities.

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Only a tiny fraction of the 1,957 bills that Florida lawmakers filed for the 60-day session in 2024 were destined to pass. The only must-pass bill is a budget. The following bills were either withdrawn, died on the House or Senate calendar, failed to advance through all committees, or did not receive a committee hearing:

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