On January 7, 2019, Natalie Moore was appointed to the Miami-Dade County Court. Moore, 38, of Cooper City, is an Assistant State Attorney and Training Director in the State Attorney’s Office for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. She received her bachelor’s, master’s, and law degrees from the University of Florida. Moore fills the vacancy created by […]
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Carly Wish Appointed to Orange County Court
On January 4, 2019, Carly Wish was appointed a county court judge for Orange County. Wish, 42, is a staff attorney at the Ninth Judicial Circuit. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Tampa and her law degree from Barry University School of Law. Wish fills the vacancy created by the elevation of […]
Ask Judge Smith: Inquests of the dead implicate drugs
Read his recent column Inquests of the dead implicate drugs. Leon County Court Judge Layne Smith is writing a series of columns in the Tallahassee Democrat to help the public answer common questions about the court process such as civics, history, the constitution, criminal law, civil law, and legal procedure. Source: Tallahassee Democrat
Landlord Tenant DIY Forms To Be Added to Court’s E-filing Portal
Broward County Court Judge Robert Lee helped work on the landlord tenant DIY forms that will be added to the court’s e-filing portal. Read the article in The Florida Bar News. Source: The Florida Bar News
Judge Bradley Harper explains the day-to-day judicial system functions to students
County Court Judge Bradley Harper held a question and answer session recently with students from South Tech Academy. During his session with the students, Judge Harper explained the day-to-day functions of the Judicial System. Pictured below is Judge Harper with the students.
75 is the new mandatory retirement age for judges
Amendment 6 included changing the mandatory retirement for judges and is effective July 1. Read Bar President Michelle Suskauer’s comments in this article of The Florida Bar News. Source: The Florida Bar
Do You Want to Serve on a Florida Bar Committee?
The annual committee preference form for Bar members seeking appointments for the term of President-elect John M. Stewart is available at floridabar.org and are due no later than January 15, 2019. President-elect Stewart will make about 500 appointments to over 70 committees and he wants to make sure he has a diverse group of lawyers […]
WATCH: Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice 12/14/18 Meeting
The video for the December 14, 2018 meeting of the Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice is available for viewing at this link. Source: The Florida Channel
Ask Judge Smith: Merry Christmas from the Leon County Jail
Leon County Court Judge Layne Smith is writing a series of columns in the Tallahassee Democrat to help the public answer common questions about the court process such as civics, history, the constitution, criminal law, civil law, and legal procedure. Read his recent column Merry Christmas from the Leon County Jail. Source: Tallahassee Democrat