Navigation The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including: The Bar’s new Special Committee on AI Tools & Resources meeting for the first time The Florida Supreme Court authorizing judicial circuits to test the concept of an “online court” for […]
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Governor appoints five judges of compensation claims
Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced five appointments to the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims. Kimberly Hill of Ft. Lauderdale to serve as a judge of compensation claims Hill has been a solo practitioner with Kimberly A. Hill, P.L., since 2008. Previously, she was a senior litigation attorney at Anidjar & Levine. She earned […]
Blistering heat forces Broward courts to go business casual
Fictional attorney Atticus Finch braved Alabama’s suffocating summers in seersucker, but a deadly 112-degree heat index is forcing Broward courts to go “business casual.” “South Florida is currently experiencing a prolonged heat wave with extreme temperatures rendering it dangerous for Broward citizens visiting court facilities,” reads a July 20 administrative order by 17th Circuit Chief […]
WMU-Cooley’s Tampa Bay campus holds honors convocation
WMU-Cooley Law School student Amy Avilo-Velez during the law school’s honors convocation on July 13. WMU-Cooley Law School’s Tampa Bay campus held an honors convocation on July 13, recognizing students enrolled in the law school’s summer term for their achievements. Christina Sabella of Tampa who earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida, […]
U.S. Senior District Judge Paul Huck hosts UF’s NaviGators
U.S. Senior District Judge Paul Huck hosted University of Florida Law Interim Dean Merritt McAlister and incoming and current UF law students at the 10th Annual NaviGators program July 20 at the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr., Courthouse in downtown Miami. The program educates students about law school and the legal profession.