Navigation The William Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy, the one-year curriculum dedicated to having lasting diversity, inclusion, and equity within Florida’s legal community, will hold a reception next week at the 2023 Florida Bar Winter Meeting to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. The event will take place on Friday, January 20, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort […]
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Board of Governors to meet in Tallahassee January 27
Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz is scheduled to address the Board of Governors when it meets January 27 in Tallahassee to consider proposed rule amendments, regular committee reports, and various appointments. The appearance is an annual tradition that previous chief justices have used to announce court priorities in the upcoming spring legislative session […]
Cook appointed to the 20th Circuit bench
Gov. Ron DeSantis January 11 appointed Katherine “Kati” Cook of Cape Coral to the 20th Judicial Circuit bench. Cook was an associate at Boy Agnew Potanovic Miller, PLLC. She received her bachelor’s degree from Florida Gulf Coast University and her law degree from Ave Maria School of Law. Cook is appointed for a term ending […]
U.S. space law training and certification program launched
ACSP Logo Described as the industry’s first U.S. space law and regulation training and certification program designed specifically for startups launched January 11 in partnership with the Air Force Research Lab’s (AFRL) New Mexico Tech Engagement Office. The program, created by Washington, D.C.-based organization Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP), whose mission is to provide […]
11th Circuit to new launch pretrial policy project
Miami-Dade County Courthouse The 11th Judicial Circuit, following two years of planning with local corrections officials, police, prosecutors, public defenders, and social service providers, is poised to launch the “Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research” project. The goal is to increase public safety, address inequities in the system, and arm judges with better information to make […]