Tag: charles canady
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Politics and Florida’s Supreme Court: The remarkable rise of the next chief justice
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
When Florida Supreme Court justices elect their in-house leader, tradition dictates that they honor seniority. So it’s remarkable that on March 9, the justices ignored seniority and bypassed the obvious choice, Justice Alan Lawson, to tap a relative newcomer, Justice Carlos Muniz. -
Fla. Supremes, Legislature choose pork over facts to add unwanted, costly sixth appeals court
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida is getting another expensive brick-and-mortar state appeals court, even though the judges who can best determine the need said “No thanks.” -
Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady: Judge or politician in a black robe?
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Later this year Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady may be living with a state legislator, his wife Jennifer Canady, a Republican who is campaigning to represent Lakeland in the state House. If she wins, the court that her husband leads may someday pass judgment on a law she sponsored. -
Florida Supreme Court makes it risky for a defendant to tell a judge ‘I’m innocent’
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida Supreme Court is sending this message to criminal defendants: If you think you were wrongly convicted, keep it to yourself. -
Florida justices quietly approve ‘Stand Your Ground on Steroids’
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Sometimes footnotes hold treasures. Or they may contain dynamite, like the one in a ruling the Florida Supreme Court released Thursday.
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