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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Tobin resigns in Broward
Vic Tobin resigned as chief judge in Broward. H/t Rumpole. Why is he going to work for a foreclosure firm? That market is going to be dead in a couple of years. Very short-sighted. Big money short-term I’m sure. Vic was a former PD and did some criminal and PI in private practice according to [...]
Posted in Judge
Criminal law update – 2011 bills passed
H/T to aronberglaw BATH SALTS (Passed): Bans Methylenedioxypyrovalerone, or bath salts. (SB 1886/HB 1039) BESTIALITY (Passed): Bans abuse involving sexual contact with an animal. (HB 125/SB 344) CIVIL CITATIONS (Passed): Requires program to issue civil citations to first-time juvenile offenders. (HB 997) CIVIL RIGHTS (Passed): Allows some ex-felons to apply for an occupational license and [...]
Posted in criminal lawyers
Legislative update
H/t to Rumpole. Miami Herald has a great article about the infighting between the House Republicans and the Senate Republicans. Great quote from Jeff Clemens – one of the sharpest guys in the legislature today. “You have a Senate president running for higher office and he’s much more limited in what he can do,” said [...]
Posted in criminal lawyers
Want to be a federal magistrate?
Here’s the info: U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA The Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized the appointment of two full-time United States Magistrate Judges for the Southern District of Florida. These appointments will succeed incumbents, who will be retiring on or about January 6, 2012 and May 27, 2012 respectively, and [...]
Posted in criminal lawyers