Navigation Gov. Ron DeSantis September 21 appointed Jonathan Bronitsky and Michelle Montanaro to the Judicial Qualifications Commission. The 15-member JQC is charged with investigating allegations of misconduct of justices and judges, and includes non-lawyers. Jonathan Bronitsky
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DeSantis makes four judicial nominating commission appointments
Gov. Ron DeSantis announces four judicial nominating commissions appointments September 21. First Circuit JNC Shelley Reynolds, of Pensacola, is an Attorney at Law Office of Shelley Guy Reynolds. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of West Florida and her law degree from Florida State University. Reynolds is appointed from a list of nominees […]
Inhale the future, exhale the past: New group looks to help Florida lawyers de-stress
Cookie Echsner-Rasmussen says the newly created Florida Chapter of Mindfulness in Law Society was formed to enhance the well-being of the profession by educating legal professionals about the benefits of mindfulness meditation, yoga, and other contemplative practices. Stress in the legal community is well documented. Lawyers and judges work in an adversarial system with demanding schedules […]
Foundation using Lightning Foundation donation to help legal aid lawyers pay down law school loans
The Florida Bar Foundation has used a $20,000 donation from the Tampa Bay Lightning to help three Tampa-area legal aid lawyers pay down their law school loans. After Judge Emiliano Jose “E.J.” Salcines was named a “Lightning Community Hero” in December, he donated a portion of his award to the Foundation. Lightning Community Hero awards […]
Former Bar President Steve Zack to sit on the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts
Stephen Zack President Joe Biden recently announced his intent to appoint former Florida Bar President Stephen Zack to serve as a member of the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts. Zack, a partner with Boies SchillerFlexner in Miami, was the first Hispanic president of the ABA in 2010-2011 and was president of The Florida Bar […]