Navigation The deadline to apply for two lawyer vacancies on the 10th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commissions has been extended to March 14. The Florida Bar must nominate to the governor for his appointment six lawyers for each judicial nominating commission. Each appointee will serve a four-year term commencing July 1. Applicants must be members of The Florida […]
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Gulfcoast Legal Services to address financial instability in Sarasota
Gulfcoast Legal Services (GLS) recently received funding from the COVID-19 Response Initiative of Gulf Coast Community Foundation and Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation to address financial inequality caused by the pandemic. Direct legal services will be provided to vulnerable Sarasota residents, helping them with medical bills, contracts, public utilities issues, debt collection defense, creditor harassment, […]
Proposed amendments to Appellate Rule 9.400 (Costs and Attorneys’ Fees)
Publication for Comments Rule 9.400 (21-AC-19)
U.S. magistrate judges needed in Ft. Lauderdale and Miami
The Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized the appointment of two full-time United States magistrate judges for the Southern District of Florida: one in Ft. Lauderdale and one in Miami. The current annual salary for the magistrate judge position is $205,528 per year. The term of office is eight years. A full public […]
Court amends family law summary judgment rule to better inform self-represented litigants
The Supreme Court has amended Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.510 to provide more information to self-represented litigants regarding summary judgment actions. “First, we amend subdivision (a) (Motion for Summary Judgment or Partial Summary Judgment) to require a detailed explanation for pro se parties of the need to respond to a summary judgment motion,” […]