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COURTHOUSE LOSS
Adios, Ramon ...Ramon Grau, recently retired Supervisor of the Court Interpreters' Office, passed away on July 8th. A soft spoken and kindly person, Ramon epitomized the old saying "still waters run...
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"THAT'S HIS DEFENSE?"*
Miami Herald (1992)Howard Finkelstein has rousedthe State Attorney from his slumber. The exposure generated by the Public Defender's last letter concerning racial disparity in cannabis arrests has...
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EFILING IS FAILING
A message from a civil practitioner ...Efiling is Failingby Robert BuschelComputers are meant to accomplish two goals: reduce paper, and make things go faster. The new State computer system...
View ArticleTHURSDAY NOTES
43 Days And Counting ... - Friday marks the 43rd day since Norm Kent and Russell Cormican sent this response to the Florida Bar, answeringthese "investigatory" letters. To date we haven't heard a...
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FRIDAY BONUS
Is it illegal to post pictures of public figures on the internets, or hold them accountable to the voters who put them in office? Of course not. Can lawyers keep tabs on how judicial resources are...
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SUNDAY NOTES
UNIONIZE! - As previously mentioned back in June, we've naturally got to wondering who sticks up for lawyers since the whole Bar v. Blog thing got rolling. Judges are protected by Chief Judges, or in...
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JQC v LAURA WATSON
Got JQC Complaint?The JQC has finally opened up on Laura Watson, following our reporting of her Bar troubles (click here for more).The JQC documents are found here ...Rumor of the Day - has there been...
View ArticleJQC VACANCIES
Dust off your resumes. The JQC has two vacancies. Paul Backman resigned yesterday afternoon after eight years judging Florida's judges. Preston Silvernail, the current chair of the JQC, is also to...
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STACY ROSS TO CIRCUIT
(Photo Courtesy Tony Clifton)The Governor's legal team wouldn't confirm at 4:10 PM, promising instead a press release later in the day.It's all over the courthouse already though, so we're calling...
View ArticleNO JUVENILE FOR YOU
Peter Weinstein sent the following email earlier today. It comes as a surprise to some, since many believed the juvenile division assignment created by Merilee Ehrlich's transfer, ably covered in the...
View ArticleCOMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN
Blogging certainly is a funny thing. After we posted Peter Weinstein's email a little after 1:00 PM concerning the juvenile spot, which Weinstein sent to judges at 12:17:24 PM, Stacy Ross was quick...
View ArticleTUESDAY BONUS
Welcome to the JQC - the 15th Circuit's Krista Marx and the 5th Circuit's Michelle Morley were elected by Florida's circuit judges yesterday to replace Preston Silvernail and Paul Backman on the JQC....
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TUESDAY NOTES
The Bar and JQC have much in common ...Laura Watson, Pro Se litigant - despite the negatives we've heard concerning her demeanor on the bench, we've taken a liking to Laura Watson. For starters,...
View ArticleKASEN v RICHARDS
Jonathan Kasen makes it official, filing yesterday in county court Group 27, currently occupied by Ian Richards.Let the games begin ...
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TUESDAY NOTES
Hi, I'm Fred Karlinsky ...2014 update - Jonathan Kasen's filing against Ian Richards has stirred the pot. There's talk of others jumping into the race, including former candidate Alan Bernstein, and...
View ArticleALL ABOARD!
Boy, the Florida Bar sure does fight dirty. While everyone was hoping for an intelligent debate on First Amendment, media, and political/lawyer speech issues, that doesn't seem to be the way Bar v....
View ArticleTHREE WAY!
Former APD Claudia Isabel Robinson (maiden name Estrada) has joined Jonathan Kasen in Group 27, hoping to unseat Ian Richards. The filing is here.More coming?Wait and see ...
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TUESDAY NOTES
Who wants to be a Federal Judge? - two slots are available, and SDFL has the list of wannabe's here. Judges from the 17th Circuit include former Federal employees Marty Bidwill and David Haimes, as...
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WEDNESDAY NOTES
Richard Kaplan for Clerk of Courts!Laura Watson 1, Miles McGrane 0 - Laura Watson is rattling the JQC's cage. The normally staid proceedings have been turned upside down by her refusal to simply go...
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IN RE RONALD NOVACK
Ansara's big score?'Tis the season for fee sharing disputes. Following on the heels of Laura Watson's hybrid Bar/JQC mess, comes a nifty little number involving attorneys Richard Ansara, Steve...
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