Category: Florida judges
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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. -
A Miami federal judge confronts a surge in threats: ‘We’re just trying to do our job.’
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A sharp increase in serious threats to judges in Florida and across the nation is starting to capture the public’s attention like a five-alarm nightmare. -
Judicial favoritism in Miami paternity case benefits Trump advisor Jason Miller
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Entering its eighth year, a toxic paternity case starring Donald Trump’s longtime campaign mouthpiece Jason Miller is exposing the MAGA leanings and GOP-fueled ambitions of some Miami-Dade County judicial officers. -
Judge who beat DeSantis favorite Jared Smith at the polls singled out for discipline, could be yanked off court
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
In Florida, all judicial campaign trash talk is not treated alike. If you blast your opponent and lose the election and you’re Jared Smith, abortion foe, Gov. Ron DeSantis rewards you with a higher position on a new appellate court. Then you’re short-listed for the even more powerful Florida Supreme Court. -
What’s going on with trial court ‘consolidation’? It looks a lot like Florida-style gerrymandering
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A new push to “consolidate” Florida courts has people talking about politics — more precisely, about gerrymandering. -
Frontrunner to replace Justice Polston is yet another DeSantis-style conservative with friends already on the high court
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The frontrunner to replace Florida Supreme Court Justice Ricky Polston runs the new Sixth District Court of Appeal and has strong family ties to the Federalist Society and state government, plus a prominent office mate: Justice Charles Canady.
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