Navigation Rep. Hillary Cassel Judges would have additional factors to consider when weighing shared parental responsibility under a renewed attempt to pass “Greyson’s Law.” Rep. Hillary Cassel, D-Hollywood and a former prosecutor, filed HB 97 on December 3. It has yet to receive committee references.
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Sixth District Court of Appeal rounds out its body and elects a chief judge
Judge Meredith L. Sasso The newly constructed Sixth District Court of Appeals rang in the new year by receiving five recommissioned judges which will fill out the remaining seats on the nine-member body. On January 1, Gov. Ron DeSantis recommissioned Judges Jay P. Cohen, John K. Stargel, Dan Traver, Mary Alice Nardella, and Carol Ann […]
ABOTA Ft. Lauderdale names Judge Frink ‘Jurist of the Year’
Judge Frink Seventeenth Circuit Judge Keathan B. Frink will be honored as “Jurist of the Year” at ABOTA Ft. Lauderdale’s upcoming 2023 Installation Luncheon and Awards Ceremony. The January 17 event will also honor “Defense Lawyer of the Year” Lisa J. Baligian.
Judge Irizarry seeks to serve as a senior judge
Former Pinellas County Court Judge Myriam Irizarry of the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida wishes to serve as a senior judge. Any persons having knowledge bearing upon the fitness or qualifications of this judge to serve as a senior judge should send, on or before February 6, written comments to John A. Tomasino, Clerk, Florida […]
Civil litigation bootcamp focuses on minority attorneys
A joint effort by the Florida Hispanic Bar Association and the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter National Bar Association during The Florida Bar’s Winter meeting offers attorneys an opportunity to enhance their civil litigation skills. A civil litigation bootcamp is set for January 20 from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rosen Shingle Creek in […]