Navigation The Board of Governors has voted in favor of expanding the use of “communications technology” for routine criminal matters. At a May 12 meeting in Naples, the board voted 34-10 to recommend acceptance of a Criminal Procedure Rules Committee proposed amendment to Rule 3.116. The amendment would require a judge to permit parties to appear […]
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Stephens & Stevens awards scholarship to Leadership PBC Grow graduate
Caryn A. Stevens, Mina Robinson, and Eddie Stephens Eddie Stephens and Caryn A. Stevens of Stephens & Stevens recently awarded Mina Robinson a $1,000 academic scholarship at the Leadership Palm Beach County GROW Graduation Ceremony. Robinson is currently a junior at Jupiter Community High School. Stephens & Stevens awarded Robinson the scholarship based on her […]
Amendments to rules relating to confidentiality and minors and judicial branch records and who may administer oaths to jurors and witnesses
2023-0014_051223_Publication Notice
Lawmakers pass several bills aimed at protecting Florida’s ‘court family’
From justices to judicial assistants, public defenders to court clerk personnel, the Legislature devoted a good deal of its crime-fighting effort this year to protecting Florida’s “court family.” Judicial assistants are awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature on a public records exemption that would shield their “personal identifying and location information” from would-be stalkers. The bill’s […]
Online career counseling available
David Behrend, M.ED., director of Career Planning Services for Lawyers in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, and Florida Lawyers Assistance, will offer a free career counseling program for lawyers via computer or telephone from the privacy of your home or office. The next session is on Wednesday, June 14 at 12 p.m. The meetings will be held on […]