Navigation The report, “Evaluation of Development and Review of Court Rules Proposals by The Florida Bar Rules Committees,” was commissioned by the Bar and conducted by outside consultant Lisa Kiel, a former Florida State Courts Administrator. Smaller committees, more frequent meetings, establishing deadlines — those are some of a new report’s recommendations for speeding the sometimes-glacial […]
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Dade Legal Aid Leadership Academy underway
Dade Legal Aid’s latest year-long Leadership Academy kicked off this month. “The Dade Legal Aid Leadership Academy is a very special program designed to mentor our next generation of leaders in our legal community by emphasizing pro bono service as an integral part of the practice of law,” said U.S. District Court Judge Rodolfo “Rudy” Armando Ruiz, […]
Biennial Florida Bar rules proposals
Biennial Florida Bar rules proposals
39 circuit and county court races decided, 12 headed the runoffs in November
Three circuit court races and nine county court contests are heading for runoffs on the November general election ballot following voting in Florida’s August 23 primary. The balloting decided another 17 circuit and 22 county court races, whose winners will be sworn in next January. Three incumbent circuit judges were unseated and two incumbent county […]
Study find women continue to outpace men in law school enrolment
Florida A&M University College of Law, with 68.75% women enrollment, ranked fourth among the top 20 majority female law schools in the nation, according to the survey. Women enrollment in U.S. law schools outnumbered men in 2021, continuing a trend that began in 2016, according to a recent study. The study by Enjuris showed that […]