When Governor Reubin Askew took office in 1971, he was one of the driving forces behind changing the process to be followed when selecting judges to fill vacancies. Judicial Qualifications Commissions were established to recommend judges to fill vacancies on the bench. In 1972, the Florida Constitution was amended to […]
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Who wants to go to a sporting event, where it is predetermined which team wins and loses? Imagine a baseball game where a select group of people get together behind closed doors, and decide the score before the first pitch is thrown. Such a “bought and paid for” game is […]
Just in case even the slightest doubt remained about whether extremists have succeeded in high jacking control of the Republican Party, Friday’s announcement of opposition to the retention of three Florida Supreme Court Justices eliminates that doubt. Justices Pariente, Quince, and Lewis just received 90% approval ratings in a statewide […]
This November, our Florida ballot will include eleven – count ‘em, eleven – proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution. Each one is on the ballot because it was sponsored by the State House or State Senate. I recommend voting “no” to each of the eleven amendments for both procedural and […]
Many states have their vacancies for judges filled through a typical election. Candidates file, they campaign (to the extent they are ethically allowed), and the candidate with the most votes assumes the office of judge. That is the way we in Florida handle all judicial positions except those judges in […]
Physician: Before I agree to treat you, I need you to sign an arbitration agreement and a limitation of liability agreement. Patient: What are those and why do I need to sign them? Physician: Oh, they are nothing really for you to worry about. They only apply to you if […]
Newt Gingrich has, over the years, allowed his mouth to engage before he placed his brain in gear. “Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.” Edmund Burke. His recent comments about hauling judges into congress, arresting judges who […]
Suppose I am a physician and as a part of my practice I want to know whether my patients own guns and whether they properly secure their guns. Suppose I, too, own guns and suppose that as a result of poor gun security someone in my family was tragically shot […]
In days of old when knights were bold and gentlemen believed in honor… In those days of old, if you were to wrong me and failed to pay proper recompense, we dueled…often to the death. Today, in our democracy, we have access to the courts for redress of our differences […]
If you and I enter into a contract and one of us believes the other has defaulted under the contract, the party believing they have been wronged can file a lawsuit and ask the Court for a solution to their cause(s) of action. That is a right guaranteed in the […]