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The name was shortened to "The Florida Bar" and the state's 3,758 lawyers automatically became members. Its first president was Richard H. Hunt of Miami. In 1989, The Florida Bar went to the U.S. Supreme Court to defend restrictions on attorney advertising. The court found in favor of the narrowly tailored rules in Florida Bar v.
The office of United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida came into being with the creation of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1847, and continues to the present day. [1] [2] William Allison McRea 1828–29; John G. Stower 1829–30; John K. Campbell 1830–31; Edward Chandler 1831–34 ...
The Supreme Court of Florida is the highest judicial body in the state and sits at the apex of the Florida State Courts System.Its membership consists of seven justices–one of whom serves as Chief Justice–who are appointed by the Governor of Florida to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each term.
Anne E'del Deacon: [14] First female municipal judge in Palm Beach, Florida and fifth female judge in Florida [Palm Beach County, Florida] Catherine Brunson: [113] First African American female lawyer to work for the Palm Beach County Attorney’s Office (1977), set up a law practice (1984), and to serve on the Circuit Court in Palm Beach ...
Dave Aronberg (born May 4, 1971) is an American politician who served as state attorney of Palm Beach County, Florida from 2013 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Florida Senate from 2002 to 2010 and as the Florida Attorney General’s “Drug Czar” in 2012.
United States Attorneys for the Southern District of Florida (14 P) Pages in category "Florida lawyers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 418 total.
John C. Rayson (born March 29, 1949, in Oak Park, Illinois) is a Broward County, Florida attorney. He served as the mayor of Pompano Beach, Florida from 2004 to 2007. Prior to becoming mayor, Rayson served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1990 to 2000. He unsuccessfully sought election as a Broward County, Florida ...
Member of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials tribunal, chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court, and head coach of Florida Gators football [27] Robert L. Shevin: Florida Attorney General, judge, Florida Senate, and Florida House of Representatives [28] Chesterfield Smith: Holland & Knight founder and president of the American Bar Association [5] [6]