On August 23, 2019, the Florida Court Public Information Officers (FCPIO) presented former Florida Chief Justice Gerald Kogan with its lifetime achievement award. The award is a much-deserved honor for a very special court leader.

During his Chief Justiceship from 1996 to 1998, Kogan was the first head of the...

On Friday, August 16, 2019, the Court held the Investiture of Judge Monica Gordo as the 41st member of the Third District Court of Appeal bench.

Eleventh Judicial Circuit Judge Scott M. Bernstein is the 2019 recipient of the Chief Justice Award for Judicial Excellence, honoring his service to and leadership within Florida’s judicial branch. Chief Justice Charles T. Canady presented the award to Judge Bernstein during a ceremony at the Conference of Circuit Court Judges...

Sarasota County Judge David Denkin, a devoted and successful judicial educator and leader in county court advocacy, is the 2019 recipient of the Chief Justice Award for Judicial Excellence.  Chief Justice Charles T. Canady presented the award to Judge Denkin at the Conference of County Court Judges of Florida.  “Judge Denkin...

Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Canady took time out of his busy schedule during the 2019 Florida Bar Convention to talk about the newest members of the Supreme Court, their new budget, and their plans with tech.

“I think we’ve got to be looking at innovative ways of doing the...

Florida and the nation are experiencing a well-documented opioid crisis. There are now more annual deaths from accidental opioid overdose than from traffic crashes.

In response to this crisis, Chief Justice Charles T. Canady has signed a proclamation designating July 2019 within the State Courts System as Opioid Awareness Month...

Court PIOs from the 6th, 9th, and 18th Judicial Circuits, the Florida Supreme Court, and OSCA presented The Judiciary & Media course at the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies.