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Michael Fox Orr sworn in as Florida Bar president-elect

Michael Fox Orr is sworn in as president-elect  at the Annual Florida Bar Convention in Boca Raton as his family looks on. “He’s experienced, he cares, he’s brilliant, and he can see multiple points of view. He’s compassionate, he’s always prepared, if not over prepared, and he’s committed to the law,” said his partner Kevin […]

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First District Court of Appeal JNC sets annual meeting

The First District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, July 10, at 4 p.m. EST. The meeting will be held by Zoom video and audio conferencing. Matters to be taken up are commission chair and vice-chair elections, as well as any other new business raised by commissioners. All […]

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Mindfulness Practice: Science, Nuance, and Insight

The popular “focused attention” mindfulness practice belongs to a family of attention-training exercises that has received considerable attention in scientific studies on mindfulness. This practice is important because it helps develop two fundamental capacities that we all possess: the ability to place attention where we choose, and the awareness that detects when it has wandered. […]

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Hernando Clerk Doug Chorvat, Jr., named Clerk of the Year

2024-25 Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers (FCCC) President and Orange County Clerk Tiffany Moore Russell, right, presents Hernando County Clerk Doug Chorvat, Jr., with the 2024-25 FCCC Clerk of the Year Award. Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers (FCCC) awarded its 2024-2025 Clerk of the Year Award to Hernando County Clerk of the Circuit Court and […]

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