Navigation Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Melanie Surber of Delray Beach to serve as judge on the 15th Judicial Circuit court. Surber has served as a judge on the Palm Beach County bench since her appointment by Gov. DeSantis in 2019. Previously, she served as a senior assistant attorney general for 19 years in the Criminal Appeals […]
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Family Law Section donates $75K to The Florida Bar Foundation
The Family Law Section Executive Council presented a $75,00 donation to The Florida Foundation at the Bar’s Annual Convention in Orlando to be used for the Foundation’s children’s legal advocacy efforts. Since 2019, the section has donated $650,000 to the Foundation, the largest section contributor to the Foundation. During the Florida Bar’s Annual Convention last month in […]
Judge DePaul offers hands-on training for Stetson and Cooley law students
Students from Stetson University College of Law and Thomas M. Cooley Law School spent a day at the Hillsborough County Courthouse learning what to expect when they become member of the Bar. Judge Wendy DePaul created the “Circuit Training: An Exercise in Practical Lawyering” seminar. “When I took the bench, after 23 years of practice, I quickly […]
Antonacci to lead Office of Election Crimes and Security
Pete Antonacci Division of Administrative Hearings Director and Chief Judge Pete Antonacci has been named Florida’s top elections cop. Gov. Ron DeSantis on July 6 named Antonacci to head the “Office of Election Crimes and Security,” a newly created agency under the Secretary of State.
Moon, Murphy, and Waters appointed to the Foundation board
Judge Stefanie Moon Judge Stefanie C. Moon, Robert W. Murphy, and Craig Waters has been appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to serve a three-year term on the board of The Florida Bar Foundation Moon, a 17th Circuit judge, graduated from Southern University Law Center in 1994. She has served as an assistant state attorney, a senior assistant statewide prosecutor, […]