Navigation St. Petersburg Bar Association Community Law Program Executive Director Kimberly Rodgers with Solo & Small Firm Section Pro Bono Awards Committee Chair John Maceluch, Jr. The St. Petersburg Bar Association Community Law Program, Inc., is this year’s winner of the Solo & Small Firm Section L. Michael Roffino Pro Bono Award and has received a […]
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Ask Judge Smith: Involuntary Evaluations and Treatment
Many people with a mental illness or addiction isolate themselves and go it alone. I see them daily in my courtroom. You would be shocked by how much court time judges spend handling people’s mental health and addiction issues. Suppose the court questions a criminal defendant’s competency to proceed. When that happens, one or more […]
Welch would like to serve as a senior judge
Former Bay County Court Judge Thomas F. Welch of the 14th Judicial Circuit of Florida wishes to serve as a senior judge. Any persons having knowledge bearing upon the fitness or qualifications of Judge Welch to serve as a senior judge should send, on or before September 13, written comments to John A. Tomasino, Clerk, […]
IOTA collections top $45 million in FY 2022-23
Murray Silverstein The Florida Bar Foundation received $45,547,390.93 in Interest on Trust Accounts (IOTA) collections during fiscal year 2022-23, its second year under new rules set by the Florida Supreme Court. Buoyed by higher interest rates, that’s $36 million more than the $9.5 million the IOTA program generated in the previous fiscal year.
Bay County’s Josh James receives FWC ‘Prosecutor of the Year’ award
14th Circuit Assistant State Attorney Josh James, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission’s “Prosecutor of the Year,” with his wife and daughter, along with FWC board members at the presentation ceremony. “I really didn’t think I would win because I looked at past winners and they were from larger offices with large operations whereas I’m […]