Navigation Re. Tommy Gregory House leaders have filed a major “tort reform” proposal a day after Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to end “a cottage industry of litigation.” House Judiciary Chair Tommy Gregory, R-Lakewood Ranch, filed HB 837 on February 15. The measure has just two stops, the Civil Justice Subcommittee and Judiciary, before reaching the House […]
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Florida clerks outline funding challenges to Senate committee
Stacy Butterfield “Closing the gap to fund the future,” was the message Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers Legislative Chair and Polk County Clerk Stacy Butterfield presented to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Civil and Criminal Justice February 16. Butterfield gave an overview of the nearly 1,000 statutory responsibilities the clerks provide and said the main […]
Bill would end ‘deception’ to obtain juvenile suspect confessions
Sen. Linda Stewart A Central Florida lawmaker is refiling a measure that would make a juvenile suspect’s confession inadmissible if police use “deception” to obtain it. Sen. Linda Stewart, D-Orlando, filed SB 890 on February 16. The measure has yet to receive committee references and there is no House companion.
George Edgecomb and Fred G. Minnis bars to host a Black History Month Reception
The George Edgecomb Bar Association and the Fred G. Minnis Bar Association will host a Black History Month Reception February 28 at the George Edgecomb Courthouse in Tampa starting at 6 p.m. The George Edgecomb Bar will unveil its “40 for 40 List” comprising 40 major milestone moments and accomplishments since the bar’s inception. The keynote speaker will […]
Florida clerks working to implement guardianship database
Pinellas County Clerk of Court Ken Burke The Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation is hard at work creating a statewide database of guardian and guardianship case information as prescribed by the Florida Legislature last year. The database came at the recommendation of the Guardianship Improvement Task Force to create greater transparency in the guardianship […]