Category: Florida Bar
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Like a star chamber, Supreme Court hides order used to justify ethics rule that protects lawyer/politicians like AG Moody
By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org Florida Bar leaders used a “confidential” Supreme Court order to justify an ethics rule that would protect lawyer/politicians like Attorney General Ashley Moody from Bar scrutiny as long as they hold office.
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Broward prosecutors want to put ‘justice center’ boss and notorious ex-BSO deputy Bleiweiss behind bars till he’s almost 80
By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org Prosecutors say they will ask a judge to imprison for 35 years ex-Broward Sheriff’s deputy and self-styled justice reformer Jonathan Bleiweiss because he violated the lenient plea deal he struck eight years ago.
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Trump’s SoFla lawyer Ticktin faces fourth Bar ethics probe after costly rebuke by federal judge
By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org A Deerfield Beach lawyer who just got slammed in federal court for crafting Donald Trump’s Deep State conspiracy lawsuit can expect a grilling from the Florida Bar — or worse.
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Voters have the power to oust four far-right Florida Supreme Court justices on Nov. 8. Will they use it?
By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org The midterm elections could transform the Florida Supreme Court, but probably won’t. Next month voters can choose to evict up to five of the court’s seven justices. In theory, Floridians could respond to the court’s regressive designs by firing most of the designers.
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Right-wing extremist on payroll of Miami-Dade candidate looking to oust circuit judge
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org Teressa Maria Cervera, a Miami-Dade judicial candidate who’s been the subject of two recent Florida Bar complaints alleging deceitful behavior, has put an influential right-wing provocateur on her campaign’s payroll.
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Diaz de la Portilla political machine slimed Miami-Dade’s first Haitian-American judge, complaints allege
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org Judicial races are supposed to be civilized electoral contests. Unless the candidate is a member of the Diaz de la Portilla political family gunning for Miami-Dade County’s first Haitian-American judge, then sleazy campaigning is on brand.