The Honorable Lisa T. Munyon has been elected as Chief Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit for Orange and Osceola Counties. Chief Judge-Elect Munyon will become the circuit’s first female Chief Judge when she assumes her new post on July 1, 2021.

The Honorable Chief Judge Ronald Ficarrotta was unanimously re-elected by his colleagues as Chief Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit - Hillsborough County - for another two-year term effective July 1, 2021. Chief Judge Ficarrotta has served as Chief Judge since January 2015.

The Osceola County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution renaming the Osceola County Courthouse building the Jon B. Morgan Courthouse.

Courts and other governmental institutions have faced unprecedented strains but have withstood the stresses, underscoring the importance of an independent judicial branch, according to Chief Justice Charles Canady. Delivering his annual state of the judiciary commentary at the Supreme Court Historical Society’s annual (and this year virtual) Supreme Evening event...

The Martin County Mental Health Court (19th Judicial Circuit) releases information about their program, current accomplishments, and future goals. Read the January 2021 newsletter with a message from Judge Jennifer Alcorta Waters.

Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court guardianship monitors serve as the eyes, ears of the court. Read more about this important program and its operations in Sarasota, DeSoto, and Manatee Counties. 

As they look for budget cuts in a COVID-19-battered economy, Florida lawmakers appreciate the vital mission that the courts perform. That’s the message Chief Justice Charles Canady gave the Board of Governors during a January 29 virtual meeting that was originally scheduled for Tallahassee.

Chief Justice Charles Canady addressed the widespread use of remote technology in an address to The Florida Bar on Jan. 29, 2021. 

Court News Florida, a collaborative effort of the Florida Supreme Court, the Florida Office of the State Courts Administrator, and the Florida Court Public Information Officers (FCPIO), now offers readers the latest information from all levels of the state’s judicial branch from a single, convenient source.

Judge Melissa Gould embarks on the next leg of her legal career after an international trek to the Manatee County Court bench.