Navigation 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 Bar leaders launching a comprehensive review focused on the long-term sustainability of legal careers. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asking the Supreme Court to create a new pathway for out-of-state […]
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19th Circuit JNC recommends six to fill a circuit vacancy
The 19th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission sent six names to the governor to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Circuit Judge Janet Croom. The JNC nominated the following individuals: Robert Stone, Jr.
Register by June 20 for the Gerald T. Bennett Prosecutor/Public Defender Trial Training Program
British barristers and solicitor advocates in traditional wigs and gowns participate in a previous session of the Criminal Law Section’s Gerald T. Bennett Prosecutor/Public Defender Trial Training Program, which offers early-career attorneys intensive, hands-on courtroom experience. Attorneys with 1–5 years of experience are encouraged to register by June 20 to secure one of just 72 […]
Miami-Dade Legal Aid to present inaugural Maurice J. Kutner Family Law Excellence Award at annual seminar
Maurice J. Kutner Miami-Dade Legal Aid will present its inaugural Maurice J. Kutner Family Law Excellence Award to Jacqueline Valdespino at the 33rd Annual Nuts & Bolts of Family Law Seminar in Miami on May 29. Jacqueline Valdespino
13th JNC sends six names to the governor to fill two vacancies
The 13th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has forwarded the following names to Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill the two circuit court judgeships created by the elevation of Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord-Moe and the resignation of Judge Samantha Ward: Judge Lisa Allen Judge Michael Baggé-Hernández