Court News - 2023

The fall 2023 edition of the Full Court Press is here!

The end of the year is a great time to reflect on some of the important events that took place in the Florida State Courts System in 2023.

The Judicial Circuit Assessment Committee is scheduled to hold its final meeting on November 29, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. At this meeting the committee will conduct a final review of the report they will submit to the Florida Supreme Court.

At the November 3rd meeting of the Judicial Circuit Assessment Committee, the committee members voted unanimously to recommend against consolidating any of Florida’s current judicial circuits.

Interim State Courts Administrator Eric Maclure presented the Fiscal Year 2024-25 legislative budget request (LBR) for the State Courts System to the House Judiciary Appropriations Subcommittee on November 7, 2023.

Reporters from across Florida met at the Florida Supreme Court on November 7th for a two-day workshop on the intersection of media and the court system.

The Judicial Circuit Assessment Committee will hold an online meeting on November 17, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. At this meeting the committee will consider a draft report of their findings to submit to the Florida Supreme Court.

The Judicial Circuit Assessment Committee (JCAC) will hold a public hearing beginning at 10 a.m. (EDT) on Friday, October 13, 2023, at the George Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 East Twiggs Street in Tampa.

The Judicial Circuit Assessment Committee will hold a public hearing at the George Edgecomb Courthouse in Tampa, FL on October 13, 2023, beginning at 10 a.m.

Judge Anthony Rondolino received the 2023 Chief Justice Excellence Award in recognition of his exceptional contributions to Florida’s Sixth Judicial Circuit. The award was presented by Justice John D. Couriel at the annual education program of the Conference of Circuit Court Judges.

Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz awarded the Honorable Gordan Murray the 2023 Chief Justice Award for Judicial Excellence. The award recognizes judges who demonstrate exceptional commitment to the judicial branch. 

OSCA's Office of Information Technology recently received a Best of Florida Award for outstanding work implementing technology solutions for the new Sixth DCA.

On May 23 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (EDT), The Florida Bar Media & Communications Law Committee and the Florida Supreme Court will present a free virtual Reporters’ Workshop about Florida's appellate courts and the addition of a brand new Sixth District Court of Appeal. The event is intended for reporters and stakeholders, but attendees need not be members of the media.

Read about Justice Ricky Polston's over 20-year career in the spring 2023 edition of the Full Court Press. He was appointed to the supreme court in 2008, served as chief justice during the fallout from the foreclosure crisis, and left the bench in March 2023.
 

Read an interview with the recently retired Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions, Jim Louge, to learn more about his role and the history behind his career.

The spring 2023 edition of the Full Court Press is here!

ACIS will allow access to public dockets and available case documents – though some case dockets and documents may be restricted. Attorneys of record and self-represented litigants must register to access documents in their cases. ACIS will only serve the Florida Supreme Court and the First District Court of Appeal beginning March 6.

Soon the online docket for the supreme court and the First District Court of Appeal will be available on the new Appellate Case Information System (ACIS). Public access does not require registration. Attorneys of record and self-represented litigants wanting greater access to documents in their cases must register in the new system.