Navigation The Supreme Court has removed the linkage between salaries for various levels of the state judiciary from the Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, saying that judicial pay is a legislative matter. On September 2, the court on its own motion amended Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.244 by removing the first […]
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Rep. Grall to chair House Judiciary Committee
Rep. Erin Grall Rep. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, has been named chair of the Florida House Judiciary Committee, becoming the first woman to hold that post. The appointment was made September 2 in a minor shift in House committee assignments.
A.G. Garland calls for lawyers to help with evictions
With U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland calling on attorneys nationally to help tenants facing evictions, legal aid programs around Florida are bracing for an expected surge in eviction filings. Garland sent his letter, “To Members of the Legal Community,” on August 30, just four days after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling […]
Lawyers need to get better at protecting confidential information in civil court filings
Paul Regensdorf Protecting confidential information in court filings has always been a belt and suspenders system, according to attorney Paul Regensdorf. The belt was the requirement in Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.420 that lawyers include a notice when their electronic court filings include information in one of 23 automatically protected categories. The […]
Chief Justice Canady proclaims September opioids and stimulants awareness month
Substance abuse and drug addiction have far-reaching, destructive impacts on Florida and the nation. The use of opioids and stimulants have reached epidemic proportions. U.S. drug overdose deaths rose almost 30 percent in the pandemic year of 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Prevention Control. To raise awareness about opioid and stimulant use issues […]