A total of 1,106 Florida attorneys have volunteered to answer the public’s legal questions through the American Bar Association’s virtual clinic, called ABA Free Legal Answers – the second-highest volunteer rate among all 50 states.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced one judicial vacancy in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit resulting from the retirement of Circuit Court Judge Leigh Frizzell Hayes. Accordingly, the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for these vacancies.
The following individuals will be interviewed by the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission to fill the vacancies in the Miami-Dade County Court created by the elevation of Judge Laura Gonzalez-Marques and Judge Christine Bandin and the vacancy in the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court created by the resignations of Judge Jennifer Bailey and Judge Rosy Aponte.
The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (“JNC”) takes pleasure in certifying the following nominees to fill the vacancy for a County Court Judge position created by the elevation of Judge James Sherman.
They are in Sarasota at the first Board of Governors meeting of the Bar year! We convened this morning with an introduction from 12th Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Diana L. Moreland.
The Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers will celebrate its 39th year at what is regularly one of the Palm Beach County legal community’s best attended events, historically drawing over 275 lawyers and judges, as well as many distinguished members of the local business community.
The Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission announces that it will meet via Zoom on January 5th, 2023, beginning at 9:00 a.m. EST for the purpose of interviewing applicants to fill the vacancy for Statewide Prosecutor and the Five Offices of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel.
The Florida Supreme Court has disbarred Coral Gables attorney Scot Strems, saying he grossly mismanaged his law firm, engaged in professional misconduct and repeatedly filed “frivolous” insurance claims.
The Florida Bar has the opportunity to nominate three lawyers for each of the 27 Judicial Nominating Commissions to the Governor for his appointment. Each appointee will serve a four-year term, commencing July 1, 2023.
Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr., of Miami, a veteran Board of Governors member and past Cuban American Bar Association president, has become president-elect designate of The Florida Bar after being elected without opposition.
As part of an effort to inform Florida voters about low-profile judicial elections in August and November, the Florida Bar will release the results of a poll of its membership next month about more than 30 judicial retention elections.
