Navigation The Supreme Court has granted the Judicial Management Council’s “Workgroup on the Role of the American Bar Association in Bar Admission Requirements” more time to complete its work. A March 12, Supreme Court administrative order directed the workgroup to propose “alternatives to the rule requiring an applicant, with very limited exceptions, to graduate from an […]
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JALA presented its Robert J. Beckham Equal Justice Award Eviction Division partners
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid recently presented the Robert J. Beckham Equal Justice Award to its partners in the the Jacksonville Eviction Diversion Program: the City of Jacksonville, United Way of Northeast Florida, the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court, Duval County Clerk of Court, and The LJD Jewish Family & Community Services (JFCS). Colleen Rodriguez, CEO of […]
Lee County Legal Aid Society COO a finalist for Leader of the Year Award
Blair DeMinico Lee County Legal Aid Society legal director Blair DeMinico has been named a finalist for The Community Foundation’s COO and Operations Leader of the Year Award. The award is presented in October as part of the foundation’s annual Board Leadership Awards and Top 30 Nonprofit CEOs of Southwest Florida. Click Here To Read […]
Florida judges speak out about threats amid national push for judicial safety
Dixie Country Judge Jennifer Johnson: ‘I’m very happy to be a part of Speak up for Justice and to see our state and our nation looking at ways to protect the judiciary and looking at getting the resources that we need to analyze threats.’ Two Florida state judges describe the death threats, harassment, and cyberstalking […]
JALA recognizes Jacksonville University Law’s pro bono service
At the Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s 23rd Annual Equal Justice Awards September 18, Fourth Judicial Circuit Judge Steven Fahlgren, from the left, Jacksonville University College of Law Dean Nicholas Allard, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Pro Bono Director Aaron Irving, and other JU law school representatives took part in the awarding of the Kathy Para Outstanding […]