Category: Florida Supreme Court
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Complaint to the Florida Bar: ICE’s loudest courtroom champion endangers judges with flimsy gripes
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Retired judges from across the nation who fear for their colleagues are using a Florida Bar complaint to turn a government lawyer’s inflammatory words against him. -
U.S. judge wants Trump’s Coral Gables lawyer Brito punished, but Florida Bar’s history suggests he’ll skate
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida Bar ethics reviewers aren’t likely to take direction from a federal judge and discipline Alejandro Brito, President Trump’s personal lawyer in the case of Trump v. IRS. -
Florida Supreme Court lets Kenneth Chesebro practice law after five states disciplined him for plotting to overturn 2020 election
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, widely regarded as the mastermind behind the failed plot to use fake electors to overturn the 2020 election and install Donald Trump as president, has been disbarred or suspended from practicing law in five states. -
As Chief Justice, R. Fred Lewis led the fight to halt excessive secrecy in Florida’s courts
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A jurist has been defined as someone who is a highly skilled legal expert, scholar, or seasoned judge who deeply understands and interprets the law. The Supreme Court of Florida no longer teems with such justices. -
Gov. DeSantis cancels elections and hand-picks trial court judges instead of letting voters decide
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Lawyer Margaret “Maggie” Wagner, who campaigned for a year to succeed a retiring Brevard County judge, was “devastated” when the election was canceled as Gov. Ron DeSantis snatched the opportunity to name another new judge. -
Second South Florida judge who favored Trump in libel ruling is steps away from lifetime post on federal court
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A state appeals court judge who’s poised to secure a lifetime position on South Florida’s federal court stands accused of hanging onto a case he should have dropped so he could rule in favor of President Donald Trump.
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