Navigation Better funding for necessary legal services for low-income Floridians is a goal worth pursuing and a new Bar rule requiring lawyers to keep their trust accounts in institutions that tie interest rates for IOTA accounts to specific indexed rate points is a free market approach to achieving that goal. That was The Florida Bar’s response […]
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Governor makes four judicial appointments
Gov. Ron DeSantis made four judicial appointments April 17 — one to the Seventh Judicial Circuit, two to the 20th Circuit, and one to the Putnam County court. Rose Marie Karadsheh Preddy of St. Johns to serve as judge on the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Preddy has been the owner of Preddy Law Firm, P.A., […]
Bill would expand Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office efforts
Rep. Dana Trabulsy A House panel has agreed to expand the mission of the Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office, despite critics who warn it would deny vulnerable children access to lawyers. The House Health & Human Services Committee voted 17-1 on April 17 to approve HB 875 by Rep. Dana Trabulsy, R-Ft. Pierce. The bill […]
Florida Supreme Court JNC posts interview schedule to fill court vacancy
The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission will interview 15 applicants May 3 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Ricky Polston: The interviews will be conducted at the Orange County Courthouse on 425 North Orange Avenue in Orlando. The interview schedule is as follows:
President Lesser tapped for UM’s Iron Arrow Honor Society
Florida Bar President Gary Lesser, second from the right, was recently “tapped” into the Iron Arrow Honor Society, the “Highest Honor Attained at the University of Miami.” The Iron Arrow Honor Society was founded in 1926, the founding year of UM. From its inception, the sole purpose of Iron Arrow is the “protection, improvement, and […]