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Is 20 too many? Florida Supreme Court orders study on reducing judicial circuits
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCarlos G. Muňiz, Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, has ordered a committee to study...
DeSantis appoints 3 judges to Lakeland-based appeals court, including 1 who lost election
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed three judges to the newly created Sixth District Court of...
Idea to merge Florida judicial circuits draws opposition, gerrymandering claims
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA proposal by a Republican lawmaker to consolidate some judicial circuits in Florida could upend...
Florida plan to consolidate courts just political move to strengthen GOP power | Opinion
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThis article courtesy of FloridaBulldog.org. A new push to “consolidate” Florida courts has people...
Retired judge: Don't let Gov. DeSantis gerrymander the Florida courts | Opinion
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoGerrymandering is the deliberate manipulation of electoral district boundaries by a political party...
Gainesville native Andrew Warren is the latest target of Gov. Ron DeSantis
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of Andrew Warren as state attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit sent...
Torres: Words matter more for a governor looking to murder democracy | Opinion
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSomething very important was supposed to take place last Thursday, the day Gov. Ron DeSantis tried...
Christopher Sabella elected as Hillsborough County’s next chief judge
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTAMPA — Hillsborough County’s judges voted Tuesday to make Christopher Sabella the next chief judge for the 13th Judicial Circuit. Sabella garnered the most votes in a race that saw Judges Katherine ...
Newly created state appellate court begins operations inside cramped quarters in Lakeland
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLAKELAND — The logo on a door inside the Lakeland office of Florida’s Sixth District Court of Appeal...
Lakeland lawyer seeks records on 'Zuck Bucks'
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Lakeland lawyer has accused Hillsborough County’s elections office of potentially partisan activity favoring Democrats in the weeks before the 2020...