The public agrees that we need a responsible, independent, ethical and competent Florida Public Service Commission. You know it. I know it. The governor and Cabinet know it. The Legislature knows it. ...more

November 1, 2009

Four county judges and two lawyers have been nominated for a vacancy on the Hillsborough County Circuit Court bench, the Florida Bar said today. ...more

March 30, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the finding of a judicial referee in a disciplinary case against local lawyer John Renke II. ...more

February 13, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A 31-year-old former Port Richey lawyer, who's already spent time in jail on contempt of court charges, has been arrested on four felony counts of grand theft after a Florida Bar investigation that led to a criminal probe. ...more

February 7, 2009

A 31-year-old former Port Richey lawyer, who's already spent time in jail on contempt of court charges, has been arrested on four felony counts of grand theft following a Florida Bar investigation that led to a criminal probe. ...more

February 6, 2009

A judge on Friday denied a motion from Casey Anthony's defense attorneys to remove prosecutors from her murder trial but ruled that the defense team can inspect woods where the remains of her slain toddler were found. ...more

January 30, 2009

A Tampa lawyer was disbarred and another reprimanded in a series of disciplinary actions announced today by The Florida Bar. ...more

January 22, 2009

An Alabama police officer is on paid leave after shooting a man who allegedly used racial epithets and threatened him with a knife outside a Florida bar, police said. ...more

December 28, 2008

Circuit Judge Peter Estrada, with the 10th Judicial Circuit, accepted an invitation to serve on the Florida Supreme Court's Standing Committee On Fairness and Diversity. ...more

December 19, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist has appointed two Supreme Court justices and will have the chance to pick two more in the coming months. ...more

December 13, 2008