Navigation Chief Judge Edwin A. Scales III Judge Edwin Scales III has been elected chief judge of the Third District Court of Appeal, effective July 1. Judge Scales was appointed to the court in December 2013, by Gov. Rick Scott, making Scales the first Monroe County resident appointed to the court. Before his appointment, Judge Scales […]
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Judgments and decrees interest rate set
The Office of the Chief Financial Officer has set the quarterly rate of interest payable on judgments and decrees beginning July 1, 2025, at 8.90% per annum or 0243836% per day. F.S. §55.03(1) requires the CFO to set the rate of interest payable on judgments and decrees on December 1, March 1, June 1, and […]
Arti Hirani sworn in as YLD president, launches ‘Open for Opportunity’ initiative
Arti Hirani, center left, the new president of the Young Lawyers Division, is passed the gavel by the division’s immediate past president, Ashlea Edwards, while former YLD presidents look on. Hirani’s theme for the year is “Open for Opportunity” — a call to action grounded in the belief that licensure alone doesn’t guarantee success, but […]
July 1, 2025 Letters
Lack of Jurisdiction? The answer to the questions posed in the “Lack of Jurisdiction?” letter to the editor in the June News is: “money.” The government of the United States does not own jails. The federal government has penitentiaries. The State of Florida operates prisons. The counties have jails. Click Here To Read The Full […]
July 1, 2025 Disciplinary Actions
The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 18 attorneys, disbarring three, revoking the license of one, suspending 11, and reprimanding three. Corey Matthew Ackerman, 2861 Long Meadow Dr., Wellington, public reprimand effective immediately following a May 29 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 2008) Ackerman was previously given diversion based upon an arrest for […]