Navigation The advanced, live (in-person) training Hot Topics in Evidence will be held at the Orange County Bar Association in Orlando on Monday, February 24 from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. The training will be hosted by The Florida Bar Criminal Law and Trial Lawyers sections and Bar’s Code & Rules of Evidence Committee. The seminar […]
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Broward County drug court earns national ‘Mentor’ court status
‘They are absolutely one of the best courts in the country…as a mentor court, and [Judge Michael Davis] is beyond what we would ever expect a judge to do from the bench in his opportunities to provide people with avenues to succeed,’ said Vanessa Matthews, director of the All Rise Treatment Court Institute in Alexandria, […]
Moody supports Thin Blue Line Act, will host law enforcement training to combat antisemitism
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody supports the Thin Blue Line Act, which was introduced by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan. The legislation is meant to provide enhanced penalties for convicted murderers who kill or attempt to kill a public safety officer. The law would classify these attempts on first responders’ lives […]
AG Moody’s Statewide Prosecutors Charge Five Crime Ring Members for Stealing More Than $400,000 in Organized Retail Theft Scheme
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office of Statewide Prosecution, working with Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, is charging five members of a crime ring with organized retail theft. The group comprised of Yordan Rayo-Correoso, Erick Igorra-Viera, Jose Jiklin Palmero Bazan, Tomas Baujin-Marrero and Yereslan Gonzalez-Padron committed more than 200 thefts in 14 judicial circuits in a 15-month period. […]
Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association to Receive Statewide Pro Bono Award
The Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association is the recipient of the 2025 Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Award, which will be presented by Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz in a Jan. 16 ceremony streamed live by the Supreme Court of Florida. The award recognizes a Florida voluntary bar that has demonstrated a significant contribution in the […]