Navigation The Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission convened for the purpose of selecting and submitting a list of highly qualified lawyers for appointment to the Volusia County Court. This appointment shall fill a vacancy created by the elevation of Judge A. Christian Miller. Following deliberations and thoughtful consideration of each applicant, the Commission certifies to Gov. […]
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15 apply for a seat on the Orange County bench
The Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has received 15 applicants to fill the upcoming vacancy as Orange County Court judge created by the resignation of Judge Evellen Jewett. The applicants include: Ayana Barrow
Attorney General James Uthmeier Charges Thirty-Three Fentanyl and Cocaine Traffickers in Massive Drug Ring Bust
Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution is charging 33 fentanyl and cocaine traffickers involved in a massive drug ring in Hillsborough County. According to the law enforcement investigation, this group sold fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamines throughout the Tampa Bay area. Throughout the investigation, authorities seized more than 66 ounces of fentanyl, more than […]
Full agenda awaits the Board of Governors in March
The Board of Governors will consider dozens of proposed rule amendments and standing board policy revisions when it meets March 28 in Tampa. They range from a proposed exception to the confidentiality rule to protect minors, and limiting the charitable contributions of voluntary sections, to scrubbing outdated language that refers to mental health and substance […]
Senate panel moves bill to address drug-related misdemeanors with probation and treatment
Sen. Jonathan Martin: ‘This assures misdemeanor offenses, for offenses involving controlled substances, remain under the supervision of the court longer, reducing repeat offenses.’ More defendants convicted of lower-level crimes would receive treatment under a bipartisan measure that sailed through a Senate panel Tuesday. The Senate Criminal Justice Committee voted unanimously to approve SB 878 by […]