Navigation Rep. Mike Beltran A Tampa-area lawmaker has filed a bill that would require the state to assign a law clerk to every circuit judge. Rep. Mike Beltran, R-Apollo Beach, filed HB 617 on November 21. The bill has yet to receive committee references and there is no Senate companion.
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Board seeks to fill a Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee vacancy
The Board of Governors is seeking applicants for the following vacancy to be filled during its March 15, 2024, meeting: Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee: One lawyer to fill a four-year term commencing July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2028. This is a 12-member committee that renders 20–25 written advisory opinions a year to inquiring […]
Jacksonville University College of Law establishes permanent campus
The building at 121 W. Forsyth St., also known as 121 Atlantic Place, will be renamed for the Jacksonville University College of Law. The 10-story former home of Atlantic National Bank was the tallest building in Florida at the time it completed construction in 1909. As the Jacksonville University College of Law completes the fall […]
Ascending judges may continue practicing until they assume office
A newly appointed or elected judge may continue practicing law until they take their seat on the bench, according to the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee. An assistant state attorney had asked the panel to weigh in on the matter since they are the lead attorney on a homicide case tried to verdict. The sentencing hearing […]
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners changes leadership
Melinda (Mindy) McNichols The Florida Board of Bar Examiners selected Mindy McNichols as chair and Timothy Danninger as vice chair effective November 1. McNichols of Miami served as vice chair of the board from November 1, 2022, to October 31, 2023, and Danninger of Jacksonville will serve as chair starting in 2024.