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    MOST RECENT PRESS RELEASES

    2009
    Date
    		 Release
    08-11-2009 Death of Former Justice Hopping. Chief Justice Peggy A. Quince issued a statement upon the Court learning of the death of former Justice Wade Hopping. Read more.
    05-06-2009 10th Annual Drug Court Graduation. Chief Justice Peggy A. Quince will address Florida's 10th annual statewide drug court graduation ceremony, marking the 20th anniversary of the creation of the nation's first drug court here in Florida. Read more.
    03-31-2009 30th Anniversary of Cameras in the Courts. Chief Justice Peggy A. Quince has proclaimed April 2009 as a month of commemoration honoring the 30th anniversary of Florida's broad rule allowing cameras into the courts. Read more.

    2008
    Date
    		 Release
    12-08-2008 Report on Pro Bono Services by Florida Lawyers. This report details developments in the past few years affecting pro bono services -- free legal advice to the poor -- given by Florida lawyers. Read more.
    11-17-2008 Justice Charles Wells Retires. Justice Charles T. Wells will retire March 3, 2009, when he reaches mandatory retirement age. Read more.
    10-29-2008 Standard Civil Jury Instructions Placed On-Line. Florida's standard civil jury instructions now have been placed on-line on the Florida Supreme Court's website. Read more.
    05-30-2008 Soto Named to Courts Advisory Council. Miami businessman Alex Soto was named to the state courts' chief advisory council by Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis. Read more.
    05-23-2008 Justice Kenneth Bell Resigns. Citing family reasons, Florida Justice Kenneth B. Bell, 52, has resigned from the Florida Supreme Court effective October 1, 2008. Read more.
    05-06-2008 Judicial Campaign Ethics Forums. The Judicial Ethics Advisory Commission in cooperation with the Office of the State Courts Administrators offers this forum to train judicial candidates about obeying election ethics rules. Read More.
    04-11-2008 Justice Raoul Cantero Resigns. Citing family reasons, Florida Justice Raoul G. Cantero, III, age 47, has resigned from the Florida Supreme Court effective September 6, 2008. Read More.
    03-14-2008
    		 Peggy A. Quince Elected to Become Florida's 53rd Chief Justice. The Justices have unanimously elected Quince to serve as the first African American woman to lead the state's Third Branch of government. Read more.
    		 
    2007
    Date
    		 Release
    11-12-2007

    Florida Mental Health Summit. Governor Charlie Crist and other state leaders met with Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis for a statewide mental health summit at the Supreme Court Building on November 14 at 1:00 p.m., at which time a comprehensive Report was released on how the justice system can best deal with the mentally ill. Read more.

    04-26-2007 Mental Health Summit. Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis will attend a national summit on the growing problem of jailing the mentally ill and will hold a statewide summit on the issue this fall. Read more.
    04-04-2007 Mental Health & Law Initiative. The Chief Justice announced a new initiative in cooperation with the other branches of government to address the growing problem of the mentally ill and their interaction with the legal system. Read more.
    		 
    2006
    Date
    		 Release
    06-18-2006
    		 Judicial Campaign Conduct Forum. The Judicial Ethics Advisory Commission in cooperation with the Office of the State Courts Administrators offers this forum to train judicial candidates about obeying election ethics rules. Read more.
    03-15-2006
    		 R. Fred Lewis Elected to Become Florida's 52nd Chief Justice. The On March 15, 2006, the Justices unanimously elected R. Fred Lewis to become Florida's Chief Justice starting July 1. Read more.
    02-17-2006
    		 Video Developed to Help Inform Juveniles & Their Families. The Steering Committee on Families & Children in the Court has developed a video that can be shown the juvenile offenders and their families explaining the legal process they are facing. Read more.
    		 
    2005
    Date
    		 Release
    12-02-2005
    		 Court Posts Criminal Jury Instructions On-Line. The Florida Supreme Court's website now includes up-to-date criminal jury instructions. Read more.
    10-26-2005
    		 State Courts' Hurricane Preparation Pays Off. Four years of emergency preparedness planning paid off during the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons as state courts continued their essential functions even in devastated communities. Read more.
    05-05-2005
    		 State Courts Work to Improve Experience of Jurors. Chief Justice Barbara J. Pariente worked with Leon County and City of Tallahassee officials to make it easier for people to serve as jurors, a project that could be duplicated elsewhere. Read more.
    05-03-2005
    		 Long-Time Supreme Court Marshal Retires. Wilson Barnes, the Court's marshal for 15 years, was well known for his booming rendition of the traditional "Oyez!" in Court. Read more.
    05-02-2005
    		 Law Month Programs Announced. This year's law month activities honor the role of the jury in American law, and were recognized in Florida by a Proclamation by Chief Justice Barbara J. Pariente. Read more.