District Court judges serve terms of six years and are eligible for successive terms under a merit retention vote of the electors in their districts. Each District Court has a Chief Judge, who is selected by the District Court judges within the district, and who is responsible for the adminis...
To support her holding, Judge Mizelle—a former Justice Thomas law clerk—drew heavily on Supreme Court precedent finding Federal Election Commission members to be “officers” due to their litigation powers and analogized to administrative law judges and CFPB and FHFA directors. Meanwhile...
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" Chief Judge Stephanie Ray wrote in a message posted on the website of the Tallahassee-based 1st District Court of Appeal, which hears cases from across North Florida. "The panel (of judges) assigned to hear each affected case will determine whether to reschedule the oral argument or to ...
But the appeals-court ruling, written by Judge Brad Thomas and joined by Judges Ross Bilbrey and Thomas Winokur, said the Legislature has "assigned the rights of legal representation of claims to appellants (the hospital districts and school boards) themselves, not the attorney general." ...
Federal judges follow the sentencing guidelines but have discretion to impose penalties based on the specifics of the case. A good defense attorney can present arguments for a reduced sentence.Q: How Can I Protect My Rights During a Federal Investigation?
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All data fromO*Net Careers in the Florida Court System Once suspects have been apprehended, the courts take over. Judges often conduct preliminary hearings to determine whether a case should go to trial. If it does, prosecutors and other lawyers, paralegals, bailiffs, and expert witnesses becom...
In his dissent, Labarga argued that the 2011 law violated the separation of powers because it would empower judges to determine whether violations by local elected officials were "knowing and willful." "(The) requirement of judicial involvement in determining whether the action of the public officia...