Navigation As the Legislature readies for the first of seven interim committee weeks next month, Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers have finalized its legislative priorities, which are designed to fill current gaps in the clerks’ funding structure. “We need a better funding model,” Martin County Clerk and 2022-23 FCCC President Carolyn Timmann said. “Many don’t understand […]
Posts Tagged 'Florida Bar'
DCA JNC nominees challenged on residency grounds
Fifth DCA Courthouse A Volusia County lawyer and an Orlando lawmaker are asking the Supreme Court to disqualify several nominees to fill vacancies on the Fifth and Sixth District courts of appeal, claiming they failed to meet residency requirements when the judicial nominating commissions forwarded their names to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The two emergency petitions […]
Court clarifies how records are handled ‘at the conclusion of judicial service’
The Florida Supreme Court, acting on its own authority, has amended court rules and the Code of Judicial Conduct to clarify the treatment of judicial branch records “at the conclusion of judicial service.” Acting November 17, the opinion notes that existing rules generally define judicial papers as “administrative records of the judicial branch,” outline their […]
Speaker-designate Renner names House leadership team
Rep. Paul Renner Florida House Speaker-designate Paul Renner unveiled top leadership positions ahead of a November 22 organizational session. Rep. Michael Grant
More time sought to argue recommendations aimed at improving the resolution of civil cases
The Workgroup on Improved Resolution of Civil Cases, and representatives of the 68 commenters to its groundbreaking rule petition, are asking the Supreme Court to double the 90 minutes it allotted for December 8 oral arguments. The motion warns that dividing 90 minutes evenly would leave the roughly 20 commenters who intend to speak so […]