Navigation Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution is charging a man out on probation with voter fraud. Jeffrey Luke Crane is charged with voting by unqualified elector and false affirmation for knowingly voting in the 2022 General Election as a convicted felon. Crane is on probation for aggravated fleeing with injury or damage, resisting […]
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10 apply for Okaloosa County Court vacancy
The First Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission received 10 applications to fill the vacancy on the Okaloosa County Court due to the elevation of Judge Jonathan Schlechter. The JNC will convene at 1 p.m., CDT, on Tuesday, April 29, at the M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building in Pensacola to interviews the following applicants: Jeffrey Sumey, 1:15 p.m. […]
Senate moves bill to shield appellate court clerks and JQC employees
Sen. Darryl Rouson The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve separate public records exemptions that sponsors say are necessary to protect Judicial Qualifications Commission staff and appellate court clerks. The Senate voted 35-3 to approve SB 302, regarding the Judicial Qualifications Commission staff, and 35-2 to approve SB 300, the appellate court clerk bill. Click […]
Documentary participation could risk lending judicial prestige
A judge may not appear in a potentially for-profit documentary about high-conflict custody cases, citing concerns over judicial impartiality, confidentiality, and the risk of lending judicial prestige to commercial ventures, the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee has ruled. Acting April 16 in Opinion Number 2025-10, the committee said that while the judge would not discuss any […]
Couple sues law firm for mishandling moldy home purchase lawsuit
A couple has sued a law firm for not properly handling their case regarding the purchase of a home “riddled with mold” following years of flood damage. Kurt and Gwendolyn Tegtmeier filed their complaint April 17 in Hillsborough County Circuit Court against Scott W. Anderson, David Johnson, Annie Glisson and Johnson Daboll Anderson PLLC nka […]