On May 8, 2020, Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed 4th Circuit General Magistrate Robin Lanigan to the Duval County Court 8 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Duval County Judge Pauline Drake. Admitted to The Florida Bar in 2000, Lanigan, 51, received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee and her J.D. […]
Read Judge Smith’s recent Ask Judge Smith column No sunshine in sequestration?. Judge Layne Smith is a Leon County Court Judge who often speaks and writes about civics, the law, and the administration of justice. Source: Tallahassee Democrat
Read the comment of the Conference of County Court Judges of Florida at this link – https://efactssc-public.flcourts.org/casedocuments/2020/261/2020-261_response_54660_comments.pdf
On April 21, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Carlos Gamez to the Miami-Dade County Court. Gamez, of Coral Gables, is an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Miami. He was previously an associate attorney with Perez and Rodriguez P.A. He received his bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University and his law […]
On April 21, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Scott Janowitz to the Miami-Dade County Court. Janowitz, of West Miami, is an attorney for Geyer, Fuxa, Tyler PLLC. He previously served as an Assistant State Attorney in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. He received his bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon and his law degree […]
On April 21, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Jeffrey Kolokoff to the Miami-Dade County Court. Kolokoff, of Miami Shores, is a senior attorney for Beighley, Myrick, Udell and Lynne P.A. He previously served as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade. He received his bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University and his law degree […]
On April 17, 2020, County Court Judge Lody Jean was appointed to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. The Coral Gables resident has previous experience working as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County. She attended the University of Miami before graduating with her J.D. from the St. Thomas University School of Law. Jean would be the […]
Read Judge Smith’s recent Ask Judge Smith column Hearing the evidence: I say, you say, Earl say, hearsay. Judge Layne Smith is a Leon County Court Judge who often speaks and writes about civics, the law, and the administration of justice. Source: Tallahassee Democrat
Florida’s state courts continue to conduct essential business during the coronavirus pandemic while remaining open to the press and the public using remote technology. Like other courts around the state, judges in Broward County are holding hearings using teleconferencing software. Judge Cawthon said the remote hearing process is working well. Read the full article at […]
