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Justice Jorge Labarga and others participate in the Broward County Hispanic Bar Association (BCHBA)’s Bilingual Conference for High School Students.

In a January 15 keynote address to ABOTA Ft. Lauderdale’s annual awards ceremony, Justice Couriel praised the chapter for working with 17th Circuit Chief Judge Jack Tuter — a champion of remote technology — to implement a “flexible” response to the crisis. (External link to Florida Bar News article)

The Florida Supreme Court released its caseload statistics for 2020. Like all appeals courts, the Florida Supreme Court decides cases in two ways -- by order or by opinion. Cases decided by opinion are elaborate written decisions issued by the Court that get the most public attention, even though they...

On January 10, 1983, Florida civil rights lawyer and judge Leander J. Shaw, Jr., was appointed by Governor Bob Graham to the Florida Supreme Court. He later became the Court's first African-American Chief Justice in 1990. It was the crest of a 20-year tenure that began when he joined the state's...

On January 1, 2021, new appellate rules from the Florida Supreme Court will convert longstanding page limits on briefs and other appeals filings into word count limits for all computer-generated documents. They also require the use of specific fonts chosen for readability on computer screens – Arial 14-point or Bookman Old...

Maintaining our well-being is critical at all times, not only when times are stressful. Justice Lawson explains, “When you are in a state of well-being, you have more mental clarity, more energy for work...

Due to the pandemic, the session will air for the press and the public on The Florida Channel with simultaneous Facebook Live and YouTube premieres on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, starting at 2:00 p.m. ET.

The challenges posed by the pandemic have been great, but the Florida Supreme Court and its partners continue to meet them in creative ways. One example is a ceremonial session this coming Wednesday, December 16, starting at 2:00 p.m. ET, honoring the 2020 centennial of women's right to vote. Here is...

Florida Supreme Court Warns Public About Scam Emails.