Hurricane Ian was the third costliest weather event in U.S. history and the deadliest to strike Florida since the 1935 Labor Day storm. Eight months on, Southwest Florida is well on the road to recovery and despite an essentially month-long hurricane recess on top of a pandemic-related backlog, 20th Circuit Chief Judge Michael McHugh says the local courts are resolving cases at a normal pace.

The June 1 start of another Atlantic Hurricane Season, eight months after Ian’s deadly landfall, finds the 20th Judicial Circuit up and running – with fingers firmly crossed.

Chief Judge Michael T. McHugh

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