Navigation The Florida Bar Media & Communications Law Committee and the Florida Supreme Court will present a free Reporters’ Workshop about appellate courts and the addition of a brand new Sixth District Court of Appeal. The remote workshop is from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, May 23. The event is intended for reporters and stakeholders. […]
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Bar Examiners given more time to review practice program for recent graduates
The Florida Public Defender Association will have to wait a little longer before the Board of Governors considers its proposal to create a practice program for recent law school graduates. The Rules Committee was scheduled to present proposed amendments to Rule 11-1.8 (Practice After Graduation) at a May 12 board meeting but postponed the presentation […]
Governor appoints four new judges
Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints judges to the 15th and 17th circuits and the Palm Beach County bench. Reid Scott II of Wellington to serve as judge on the 15th Judicial Circuit Court Scott has served as an assistant state attorney for the 15th Judicial Circuit since 2006. Previously, he was a partner at Freenman, Goldis […]
Sleuthing South Florida attorney cracks six decades-old cold case
Paul Novack, who’s become South Florida’s version of Sherlock Holmes, recently worked with the Miami-Dade Police Department to close the high-profile killing of wealthy produce merchant Joseph DiMare on March 24, 1961. With help from Novack and his cold case team, Miami-Dade homicide detectives now confirm that Joseph’s wife, Frances DiMare, pulled the trigger, solving […]
Governor signs bill requiring lactation spaces in courthouses into law
Sen. Lori Berman The Florida Association for Women Lawyers is marking a major milestone after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill requiring public lactation spaces in Florida courthouses. DeSantis signed SB 144, a measure that would requires courthouses to provide private, clean spaces for nursing mothers to pump or breastfeed.