Navigation Jim Vickaryous New to town, I showed up for a local bar association lunch meeting. The five lawyers in the room told me that they just learned that the meeting had been cancelled. The bar had not told the caterer, so we had our own bar meeting. The manager gave us 95 packed meals, letting […]
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Governor makes two judicial appointments
Gov. Ron DeSantis recently made two judicial appointments, one to the Fourth Judicial Circuit court and one to the Fifth Circuit bench. L.E. Hutton of Neptune Beach to serve as a judge on the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Hutton has served as chief assistant state attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit since 2017. Previously, he […]
Miami-Dade Public Defender is using artificial intelligence for research and case preparation
Miami-Dade Public Defender Carlos Martinez is a remote technology early adopter turned AI trailblazer. Six months ago, his front-line defenders, most of them in the felony division, began using the Casetext legal assistant “CoCounsel.” The advanced large-language model, CoCounsel is based on ChatGPT4. “We’ve been told by Casetext that we are the first public defender’s […]
Jacksonville hosts Military Financial Wellness Summit
Jacksonville community partners and veteran organizations came together recently to host the First Annual Military Financial Wellness Summit at the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena to assist active military, as well as veterans, in learning how to make informed financial decisions and avoid certain financial pitfalls. The program covered a variety of financial topics including bankruptcy […]
Florida Supreme Court sees no need for circuit consolidation
Citing the results of a panel’s extensive review, the Florida Supreme Court is recommending that the Legislature not consolidate judicial circuits. “Based on the committee’s findings and recommendations and our own independent judgment, we do not find that there is a need to consolidate Florida’s judicial circuits,” Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz wrote in the unanimous […]