The Florida Supreme Court has issued an opinion clarifying how senior judges can mediate in the state's court system. The new rules probably won't change practice significantly, but their long-term effects will contribute to elevating mediations role in the legal system. The opinion, In re ...
Florida voters will decide this year whether two newly appointed justices on Florida's Supreme Court will keep their seats. Renatha Francis and Meredith Sasso are both on the ballot in a retention election, which asks voters whether the judges should remain in office for another term. Newly appo...
The Supreme Court of Florida is the state's highest court, consisting of a Chief Judge and six Associate Judges appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees from the Judicial Nominating Commission. Newly appointed judges serve for at least one year, after which they appear in a yes-no...
Accord: State v. Washington,268 So. 2d 901(Fla. 1972), and Rayner v. State,273 So. 2d 759(Fla. 1973). Appellee posits that the failure of the trial court to instruct on law of attempt, in the instant case, does not constitute reversible error. Citing this Court's decision in DeL...
Canady wrote that the order does not prevent chief judges from determining that additional proceedings are "essential or are critical to the state of emergency or the public health emergency." RELATED: Coronavirus Cancellations and Postponements in Miami-Dade, Broward ...
So much for the lapses of the judges. Now let us consider the law of the case. From a study of the record we are impressed with the fact that the chancellor denied support for the children because Mrs. Evans was living in the home of an elder sister of some means (though there is ...
New legislation would mean doing battle with the state’s constitution, which state judges have historically said contains strong abortion protections. [Source: Tampa Bay Times] Conservation groups target EPA over manatee deaths Three conservation groups moved Monday toward filing a lawsuit against the...
Supreme Court threw out state law, saying it allowed judges too much discretion. The state Legislature then passed a bill requiring a 10-2 jury recommendation, but the state Supreme Court said such recommendations should be unanimous, prompting lawmakers in 2017 to require a unanimous jury. T...
“They were arresting people not for selling, but for purchasing,” Ed Hoeg, a defense lawyer, told theSun Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale. At the time, Hoeg was a public defender who represented Leon Williams, whose appeal led to the state Supreme Court outla...
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