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MESSAGE REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENTS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 2020
To maximize the effectiveness of safeguards implemented in response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus, including social distancing guidelines recommended by public healt...
As of January 1, 2020, appeals of Monroe and Miami-Dade County court orders or judgments with an amount in controversy greater than $15,000 will be heard by the Third District Court of Appeal. This change is in effect unt...
THIRD DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL BUILDING RE-OPENS TO THE PUBLIC
In view of the decline of the positivity rate for COVID-19 cases, and the related decline in hospitalizations and emergency department visits in our distric...
The Historical Review Magazine is a publication of the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society. The Fall 2020 issue commemorates the 20-year anniversary of Bush v. Gore and Florida’s role in the 2000 election.
The...
Chief Justice Charles Canady proclaims October 11-17 as Mediation Week in Florida’s courts, marking the importance of alternative dispute resolution as an effective substitute to litigation.
Alternative dispute resolution...
More than a half million dollars in federal grant money has been awarded to Pinellas County to better assist domestic violence victims, whether they are involved in a divorce, need access to resources to deal with issues...
Two separate $500,000 federal grants have been awarded to Pinellas and Pasco counties – one to better assist women participants in Pasco County’s adult drug court struggling with addiction and experiencing symptoms of...
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners announced today that it successfully administered the October 2020 Bar Examination to 3,137 examinees. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the board administered the examination to all app...
Each year, the Third District Court of Appeal hosts a Summer Internship Program for law students. Working closely with an appellate judge and the judge’s staff attorneys, the interns have a unique opportunity to...
These tables provide an accounting of Florida judgeships that have been requested by chief judges, certified by the supreme court, and authorized by the legislature from 2011 – 2020.
