The spring 2019 Full Court Press is now online.  This edition includes stories on the following: 

• The Seventeenth Circuit’s Community Court;
• Guardianship Update: Accomplishments of the WINGS Initiative;
• The New Appellate Judges Program;
• The Florida Supreme Court Teacher Institute (formerly the JTI);  
• Teachers’ Perspectives on the Court Teacher Institute;
• Take...

"Sandy was a force of nature. His beneficial impact on Florida law is immeasurable. If I had to choose any one person as the most important mover and shaker behind Florida’s open government movement in the Twentieth Century, it would be Sandy D’Alemberte. He is the main reason Florida’s courts...

Florida Supreme Court Justice Jorge Labarga will lead a media availability to highlight disaster recovery and access to civil justice efforts in response to Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Michael ahead of the regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission on Access to Civil Justice in Tallahassee on Monday, May 20.

The...

The Investiture of Justice Barbara Lagoa as the 87th Justice of the Florida Supreme Court is set for May 10, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. ET, in the courtroom at the Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee. Justice Lagoa was appointed to the Court in January by Gov. Ron DeSantis. An Investiture...

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day at the Florida Supreme Court is but one example of the judicial branch’s commitment to creating an abundance of opportunities for all “students,” regardless of age, to learn about the functions, processes, and accomplishments of their courts.  And, by all accounts, this...

The Florida State Courts Annual Reports provide a detailed account of the court system’s activities, programs, initiatives, and developments throughout the preceding fiscal year. The annual reports also supply court filings data as well as information about the structure of Florida’s judiciary, the state budget, and state courts systems appropriations....

This year, the Florida Supreme Court observed Law Day with an open house on Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.  During this rare opportunity to tour the court on a weekend, court staff were on hand to answer questions about Florida’s judicial branch and provide information about...

On Friday, May 3, 2019, the Court held the Investiture of Judge Eric Wm. Hendon as the 39th member of the Third District Court of Appeal bench.

On May 1, 2019, Ms. Mercedes M. Prieto became the fourth Clerk of the Third District Court of Appeal.  She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Mary Cay Blanks on April 30, 2019.

We offer our heartfelt congratulations to Mary Cay Blanks, Clerk of the Third District Court of Appeal on her well-deserved retirement after 37 years of remarkable public service, including 21 years as Clerk of this Court.