On January 7, 2019, Gov. Rick Scott appointed Erin Perry to be Duval County’s new judge. Perry, 37, was an assistant state attorney in the Fourth Judicial Circuit. She replaces former Duval County Court Judge Lester Bass, who was appointed by Scott to fill a vacancy on the Fourth Circuit bench created by the resignation […]
On January 7, 2019, Robert Watson was appointed to the Miami-Dade County Court. Watson, 47, of Miami, is a Principal with Kobre & Kim LLP. He received his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and his law degree from Stanford Law School. Watson fills the vacancy created by the elevation of Judge Alex Bokor. Source: flgov.com
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 […]
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 […]
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
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
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.
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
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 […]
