Navigation Three contested Board of Governors races involving seven candidates will be on the Bar’s March Board of Governors election ballot. Nineteen seats, all but three held by incumbents, were settled without a contested race when the December 15 filing deadline expired. The contested races include:
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Nine qualify for YLD board races; 18 elected without opposition
Nine candidates are running in four contested races for the Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors in the Bar’s March 2023 election while 18 young lawyers have been elected without opposition. Filing for the races closed on December 15. There are contests in the Ninth, 11th, 13th, and 15th circuits. The contested races include:
Court clears the way for all DCA JNC nominees to go to the governor
The Florida Supreme Court has declined an emergency request to block some nominees to the Fifth District Court of Appeal and the newly created Sixth DCA despite the petitioners’ claim that the candidates failed to meet residency requirements. In the December 15 ruling, justices acknowledged the candidates failed to meet residency requirements when their names […]
Senate bill on court-related fees receives committee referrals
Sen. Tom Wright The Florida Senate referred SB 48, the bill filed by Senator Tom Wright which would give Florida’s Court Clerks and Comptrollers greater flexibility regarding court-related fines and fees, to three Senate committees ahead of the 2023 legislative session. The bill’s first stop will be the Senate Judiciary Committee which is chaired by […]
Legal Aid Service of Collier County received $15,000 grant
Legal Aid Service of Collier County received a grant of $15,000 from the Collier County Community Foundation to address costs and expenses necessary to maintain operations and to keep capacity at levels necessary to address client demand. Established in 1985, the foundation is a charitable organization that focuses on local private philanthropy. It manages more […]