Adam Thoresen, from the left, division chief, JALA Consumer Advocacy & Litigation Unit; JALA board member David Johnston; Max Story of Story Law Group; JALA President & CEO Jim Kowalski; JALA board member James Cummings; and JALA board member …
The Supreme Court of Florida on Thursday affirmed a lower court’s denial of a successive motion for postconviction relief and a motion for public records filed by death row inmate Tina Lasonya Brown. Justice Renatha Francis delivered the opinion of the …
The Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized the appointment of a full-time United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida at Ft. Lauderdale. The current annual salary for the magistrate judge position is $229,908 per …
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed a lower court’s denial of a postconviction relief motion for death row inmate Jermaine Foster, rejecting claims that a key co-defendant’s testimony was coerced by state officials. In a per curiam opinion …
The 15th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is inviting applications to fill three vacancies created by the retirement of circuit Judge Cheryl Caracuzzo, Judge Jeffrey Dana Gillen, and Judge Gregory Keyser. The JNC has been asked to provide Governor …
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the first-degree murder conviction and death sentence of Patrick Rene McDowell, an Iraq War Marine veteran who pleaded guilty to the 2021 killing of Nassau County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Moyers. In an unsigned …
Florida trial courts can sentence minors to multiple 25-year terms, potentially giving juvenile defendants life without the possibility of parole, the state high court ruled Thursday. The Eighth Amendment of the US Constitution doesn’t require the state to …
July 15, 2026, 4:08 p.m. ET A Jacksonville judge is facing a conduct investigation for a series of unguarded remarks made in multiple cases. The judge's attorney stated he regrets his wording but is still fit to hold judicial office. The Judicial …
The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers presented the award. By Max Marbut | 5:00 a.m. July 17, 2026 | 2 Free Articles Remaining! Fourth Judicial Circuit Public Defender Charles “Charlie” Cofer received the 2026 Steven M. Goldstein Criminal …
Updated July 14, 2026, 6:16 p.m. ET
As threats against judges continue to rise nationwide, Florida lawyers have an ethical duty not only to maintain civility, but to defend the judiciary, report misconduct, and help educate the public about the rule of law, according to a new free CLE from …
The Supreme Court of Florida ruled on Thursday that a trial court did not violate a juvenile’s Eighth Amendment rights by sentencing him to two concurrent life terms for attempted murder to run consecutively to a life sentence for murder. In an opinion …
Brendalyn V.A. Edwards, standing third from the left, president of the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association, and Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes, standing fourth from the left, past president of The Florida Bar, are pictured with the …
Despite warnings that it could jeopardize thousands of criminal convictions, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to weigh a challenge to Florida’s use of six-person juries. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier argued the Supreme Court got it right in 1970 …
Jamaican American Judge Jackie Powell, who made history as the first Jamaican American woman elected to the bench in Broward County’s 17th Judicial Circuit, has been recognized for her commitment to justice, mentorship and community service. Powell, a …
Updated July 15, 2026, 6:40 p.m. ET A new circuit judge for the state's Big Bend region is being ceremonially sworn in on July 17 in what's known as an investiture. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Andrew Sheeran to the bench in March, replacing …
The Florida Virtual School and its attorneys have been ordered to pay $1.3 million in sanctions after a federal judge determined the state-funded institution pursued an “abusive” lawsuit against a private competitor. The sum is based on an estimate of the …
The Florida Supreme Court has directed the Florida Court Education Council to spend the next two years reviewing judicial education programs, evaluating training requirements for civil traffic infraction hearing officers, and assessing the state's …
Updated July 15, 2026, 11:25 a.m. ET In the early years of Florida’s judicial system, judges didn’t just don the black robes many associate with judgeships today. They dusted off their boots, saddled their horses and took to the dirt roads carving through …
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