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What made Justice Quince's appointment to the Florida Supreme Court doubly and triply historic?

It now is a generation in the past, twenty-one years ago. On December 8, 1998, a lower appeals court judge and former Central Florida assistant attorney general named Peggy A. Quince was elevated to the Florida Supreme...

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Justice Lewis Appointed on December 7, 1998

In 1998. a West Virginia native with a distinguished college football career in Florida was named to the state's highest court. Few of the wizened Tallahassee capital news reporters who attended the press conference will...

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Justice Pariente Appointed on December 10, 1997

Justices of the Florida Supreme Court live their lives in the glare of publicity. Some would call it a fish bowl.

In 1997, a West Palm Beach judge named Barbara J. Pariente was suddenly cast inside Tallahassee's intrusi...

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2020 Certification of Need for New Judges

The Florida Supreme Court has issued its annual opinion, required by the State Constitution, certifying the need for new state judges throughout Florida in 2020. Follow the link here for more information on how this proce...

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Press Release: New Smartphone-friendly Website

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/27/2018
Contact: Craig Waters
850-414-7641 or watersc@flcourts.org

Florida Supreme Court launches first smartphone-friendly website today

TALLAHASSEE – Twenty-four years after posting its first...

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E-Filing Through Florida Court's E-Filing Portal

All incoming electronic filings to the Fourth DCA must be submitted via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, https://myflcourtaccess.com.

This change will allow electronic service when filing, submission of multiple docu...

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Welcome, Justice Luck

A school's greatest reward comes when a former student returns as a successful adult. Today, Scheck Hillel Community School in North Miami Beach had that experience in a grand manner.

It happened when Florida Governor R...

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Welcome, Justice Muñiz

The Florida Supreme Court has a long tradition of having at least one member who was a practicing lawyer at the time of appointment or, in earlier times, election. That tradition continued Tuesday when Governor Ron DeSant...

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Applications accepted for Bar Examiners. Applications are being accepted for positions on the Board that screens applicants who want to become members of the Bar.

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