Move to Reshape Florida's Courts Advances With Backing of House Speaker

From The Ledger.com
By Lloyd Dunkelberger
LEDGER TALLAHASSEE BUREAU 

Published: Friday, March 18, 2011 at 11:40 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 18, 2011 at 11:40 p.m. 

 

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"TALLAHASSEE | With the backing of House Speaker Dean Cannon, a House panel on Thursday advanced a package of measures that would dramatically reshape Florida's appellate courts, including splitting the Florida Supreme Court into two courts and requiring all appellate judges to face a confirmation vote in the state Senate.  The moves drew criticism from some judges and The Florida Bar, the legal group that represents the state's 90,000 lawyers, but also had support from some business groups, including the Florida Chamber of Commerce.  More.

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Judiciary Approves Pilot Project for Cameras in District Courts

From The Third Branch Newsletter, September 2010:
"The Judicial Conference, at its biannual meeting in September, approved a pilot project to evaluate the effect of cameras in federal district courtrooms and the public release of digital video recordings of some civil proceedings. The pilot, which will be national in scope, will last up to three years. It will evaluate the effect of cameras in district court courtrooms, video recordings of proceedings, and publication of such video recordings. Details of the development and implementation of the pilot will be determined by the Conference’s Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (CACM)."

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