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Florida Supreme Court justices offer rare glimpse inside the bench at Bar Convention
Justice Renatha Francis, left, said one thing she admires most about her colleagues, is their professionalism. ‘We all really work together really well, and we work together as a team, and even in cases where we don’t always agree, the disagreements are not disagreeable.’ Also pictured is Justice Meredith Sasso who considers the executive branch […]
Fourth Circuit JNC elects new leadership, seeks applicants for judicial vacancies
The Fourth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission convened its annual meeting on July 24 in Chief Judge Lance Day’s chambers at the Duval County Courthouse. At the meeting, the commission unanimously elected Chanda L. Rogers of Nassau County as chair and Alan S. Mizrahi of Duval County as vice-chair for the 2025–2026 term. Following the enactment […]
Governor makes a 19th Circuit judicial appointment
Gov. Ron DeSantis on July 23 appointed Michael Porter of Vero Beach to serve as judge on the 19th Judicial Circuit bench. Porter has served as an assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of Florida since 2018. Previously, he was am assistant U.S.l attorney for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee. He earned […]
FFLA releases annual report
FFLA President Murray B. Silverstein, in introducing the organization’s 2023-2024 FFLA Annual Report released on July 23, said the achievements of this past year have set the stage for FFLA to contribute to a more robust legal delivery system for many years. Silverstein said after years of stagnation and unremarkable interest rates, FFLA had significant […]