Florida's judiciary has taken some ribbing online the last few days because of what appears to be a precedent-setting opinion that frowns upon judges and lawyers "friending" each other on social networking Web sites such as Facebook. ...more

December 16, 2009

Judges and lawyers in Florida can no longer be Facebook friends. In a recent opinion, the state's Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee decided it was time to set limits on judicial behavior online. When judges "friend" lawyers who may appear before them, the committee said, it creates the appearance of a conflict of interest, since it "reasonably conveys to others the impression that these lawyer 'friends' are in a special position to influence the judge." ...more

December 12, 2009

I think that judges and lawyers could arrange a "partners-in-law" joining of gay individuals so they could be united but not truly married, for marriage in part is a religious as well as a legal joining and there is no religion in a same-sex union. ...more

December 11, 2008

Retired Circuit Judge Vincent E. Giglio died Nov. 20. A prayer service will be at 7:30 tonight at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 5225 N. Himes Ave. Visitation will be at the church from 6 to 9 p.m. ...more

November 24, 2008

Hillsborough County Circuit judges hope a new program where physicians can spend a day shadowing a jurist may lead to an improved understanding of the legal system. ...more

November 10, 2008

Judges are urged to warn habitual traffic offenders that guilty or no contest pleas could lead to the loss of their licenses - even though such warnings aren't yet required, a divided Florida Supreme Court said Thursday. ...more

September 19, 2008

Fifty judges and lawyers, including six from the Tampa Bay area, have applied to replace two of the most conservative members on the Florida Supreme Court as Friday's application deadline approached. The list also includes some key players in the 2000 presidential election recount. ...more

July 26, 2008

Starting New Year's Day, Florida jurors will be allowed to ask questions of witnesses in civil and criminal trials. ...more

December 27, 2007