News Releases
News about the legal profession in Florida.
GAINESVILLE’S RAYMOND F. BRADY HONORED WITH TOBIAS SIMON PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD
January 10th, 2022
Raymond F. Brady, a pro bono volunteer with Three Rivers Legal Services for more than 35 years, is the recipient of the 2022 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award, the Supreme Court’s highest recognition of a private lawyer for pro bono service. The award will be presented by Chief Justice Charles T. Canady in a…
JUDGE MARCIA MORALES HOWARD TO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED FEDERAL JUDICIAL SERVICE PRO BONO AWARD
January 10th, 2022
The Hon. Marcia Morales Howard, a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Jacksonville, is the recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Federal Judicial Service Award. The award, which honors outstanding and sustained service to the public especially as it relates to support of pro bono legal services, will be…
16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE BONNIE J. HELMS TO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED JUDICIAL SERVICE PRO BONO AWARD
January 10th, 2022
The Hon. Bonnie J. Helms, chief judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit serving Monroe County, is the recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Judicial Service Award. The award, which honors outstanding and sustained service to the public especially as it relates to support of pro bono legal services, will be presented by Chief Justice Charles T….
Vacancy on the Supreme Court’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee
December 1st, 2021
The Board of Governors is seeking applicants for the following vacancy to be filled during its March 25, 2022 meeting: Supreme Court’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee: One lawyer to fill a four-year term commencing July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026. This is a 12-member committee that renders 20-25 written advisory opinions a year to…
SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINES 9 ATTORNEYS
November 30th, 2021
Summaries of orders issued from October 22, 2021, to November 18, 2021 The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announces that the Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined nine attorneys, disbarring one, suspending seven, and reprimanding one. One attorney was placed on probation and two were ordered to…
Supreme Court Chief Justice Canady Proclaims November as Legal Professionalism Month in Conjunction with The Florida Bar
November 1st, 2021
Survey of Florida lawyers indicates professionalism is a leading issue in the field TALLAHASSEE – Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, in conjunction with The Florida Bar, has proclaimed November as Legal Professionalism Month in Florida. The proclamation serves to encourage all those working in the legal profession to rededicate themselves to exhibiting the highest…
SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINES 15 ATTORNEYS
October 29th, 2021
Summaries of orders issued from September 30, 2021, to October 28, 2021 The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announces that the Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 15 attorneys, disbarring two, suspending eight, reprimanding one, and revoking the licenses of four. Two attorneys were placed on probation…
SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINES 13 ATTORNEYS
September 30th, 2021
Summaries of orders issued from August 27, 2021, to September 27, 2021 The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announces that the Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 13 attorneys, disbarring four, suspending five, revoking the licenses of one, and reprimanding three. Two attorneys were ordered to pay…