The three candidates running to replace outgoing Circuit Judge Wayne Cobb all portray themselves as hard-working individuals with life experience outside the courtroom. ...more

August 22, 2008

BARTOW - A felon accused of possessing a hoax weapon of mass destruction will be held without bail, a judge in Polk County ruled this afternoon. ...more

June 12, 2008

I read the article ("A Brown Man with A Mole," Commentary, May 4) by Joe O'Neill with a certain amount of surprise, trying to find what I know to be the truth about the government of Hugo Chavez. ...more

May 9, 2008

SEBRING – Sebring attorney Jim McCollum said people who don't think about the future will be stuck in the past. McCollum, who has been practicing law in Sebring for 35 years, thought ahead by bringing in two attorneys. Mia Mancinelli and J.L. Perez joined the firm last year. The firm will be known as McCollum, Mancinelli and Perez P.L. Mancinelli and Perez are considered members, which McCollum described as the "functional equivalent" of a partner. "I realized what a great job these guys had done and thought it was appropriate to put their names on the door," McCollum said. ...more

February 10, 2008

Being a federal judge is one of the most prestigious jobs in the law. In the Middle District of Florida, with two openings to fill, 36 applicants are vying for a chance at what many in the legal community consider their dream job. The applicants include 20 judges, six from Tampa. Among them are federal magistrates, state trial court judges, a Florida appellate judge, a judge with U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in Washington, D.C., and even an administrative law judge in Pennsylvania. ...more

November 12, 2007