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Posted on February 19, 2009
1) Clerk's Office gets tough (yeah, right); 2) Finkelstein and Cavanagh model suits by Mark's Big & Small; 3) Arlene & Bo; 4) Room 241 remodeled and ready for action; 5) 1st Step Sober House morning huddle; 6) Judge Hurley safe behind the chicken wire...

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Posted on February 18, 2009
Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Justice System:Broward County Training/Forum: March 27th & 28thThe Department of Juvenile Justice is conducting a Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Training on March 27th, 2009 from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the North Broward Regional Service Center and a Community Forum on March 28th, 2009, from 9:00 to 2:00pm at the Mizzel Center...

4TH DCA 17TH CIRCUIT OPINIONS

Posted on February 18, 2009
OPINIONS RELEASED 2-18-09Kevin Companion strikes out        Backman - Affirmed        Backman - Habeus DeniedAramony/Tuter - Affirmed               Backman - Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remandedS...

MEDIA 2/17

Posted on February 17, 2009
BrowardBeat.com: Officer Donald Rosen - The Kissing CopTexas State Rep wants appeals court judge removed for failing to allow DP filingPolanski hearing puts focus on documentary filmmakerMeet Amy Brian, the only person ever discharged from the Kansas National Guard under ?don?t ask, don?t tell? NYT: Roberts Sets Off Debate on Judicial Experience NYT: Civil Rights Hero, Now a Judge, Is Indicted in a Bribery Case NYT: Class action in PA judicial kickback caseUSA Today tackles W...

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Posted on February 17, 2009
 Commodore Krumme welcomes you aboard! Everyone,   As you are aware the BACDL "Meet the Judges" luncheon is scheduled for 2/19/09 at noon at the Coral Ridge Yacht Club.  The Lunch is free as it is being sponsored.  Most Judges have responded they are coming...

MPRE SAMPLE QUESTIONS 1-5 (BROWARD EDITION)

Posted on February 15, 2009
The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is required for admission to the bars of all but four US jurisdictions...The purpose of the NCBE Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is to measure the examinee's knowledge and understanding of established standards related to a lawyer's professional conduct; thus, the MPRE is not a test to determine an individual's personal ethical values...

MONTHLY JURY TRIAL REPORTS FOR JANUARY 2009

Posted on February 13, 2009
January 5 thru January 30 2009 Data "obtained from the Clerk of Courts in the assigned divisions" and distributed by Jury Administration on a monthly basis to all Circuit and County Court Judges.*Jury must be sworn to count as a trial, whether or not a verdict is reached**If a judge is not listed, he/she did not preside over a trial in January*Circuit Court:Civil: 26 TrialsCriminal: 64 TrialsCounty Court:Civil: 4 TrialsCriminal: 9 TrialsDUI: 9 TrialsALEMAN: 1 Civil Trial/2 days/2 days avg days per trialBACKMAN: 4 Crim Trials/8 days/2 avgBIDWILL: 3 Crim Trials/12 days/4 avgBOBER: 3 crim/7 days/2...

TURF WAR!

Posted on February 13, 2009
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YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH VIC

Posted on February 13, 2009
Vic has played his trump card in the Turf War! with Howard Forman.  From the Administrative Order signed today, and posted on the door of Room 235: "Courtroom 235 shall continue in use for First Appearance Hearings and such other judicial proceedings as may be authorized by the undersigned as chief judge...

COUNTY CRIMINAL & JUVENILE CASE LOADS

Posted on February 12, 2009
 Now we know why this man is always smiling..."Case Load For Criminal Trials/Calendar Calls"            Run Date: 2/9/09 @ 18:03:48MA/GEHL - 653MB/IRELAND - 600MD/SEIDMAN - 210MH/COWART - 610MI/L WREN MH - 17MT/L WREN CRIM - 708MJ/DIAZ - 623MM/ROBINSON - 702MP/ROSS - 363MQ/BERMAN - 711MS/LAZARUS - 835MV/RICHARDS - 985MW/MURPHY - 836(According to the Clerk's Office and Court Administration, the Satellite judges' case loads are not tracked in this fashion...

ANOTHER FLOOD?

Posted on February 12, 2009
                          Cleanup this AM outside Beilly and Schlissel    Manson Family gets courthouse painting contractWe're hearing there may have been a flood up on the seventh floor...

4TH DCA 17TH CIRCUIT OPINIONS/WH & COURT COSTS IS BACK

Posted on February 11, 2009
OPINIONS RELEASED 2-11-09Imperato - Reversed and RemandedM. Kaplan - Reversed and Remanded for an evidentiary hearingO'Connor - affirm on all claims, but without prejudiceCocco v. PritcherBackman - Reversed and RemandedS. Kaplan - Affirmed in part, reversed and remanded in partM...

*DUI STATS*

Posted on February 10, 2009
Our thanks to "R" who wrote today @ 2:23 PM under JAABLOG entry "The Numbers Are In":"(See) Page #18 of the PDF version of County Criminal Stats. It's the page labeled Convictions. At the bottom under the chart is this interesting asterisked phrase:*Criminal Traffic and DUI dispositions are not included...

UPCOMING EVENTS

Posted on February 10, 2009
WHAT:  BACDL'S MEET THE JUDGES LUNCHEON - Featuring Newly Appointed & Elected JudgesWHEN:  Thursday, February 19 @ 12:00 PMWHERE:  Coral Ridge Yacht Club, 2800 Yacht Club Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Lunch Will Be ServedRSVP:  TWilliamslaw@Comcast...

THE NUMBERS ARE IN: SATZ REMAINS "THE BIGGEST LOSER"

Posted on February 09, 2009
  Satz gets another failing grade"Michael does not work well with others and shows little to no interest in getting help for his problems.  He does not seem aware of the things going on around him."The most recent Trial Court Statistics are available through the Florida State Courts website...

MEDIA WEEKEND

Posted on February 08, 2009
BROWARDBEAT.COMJudicial Robing Ceremony Draws Big Crowd; Many Pols*(JAABLOG loves you too, Buddy)*NATIONAL LAW JOURNALAre lawyers' First Amendment rights being unfairly limited?"Florida attorney Sean Conway, the lawyer who called a judge an "evil witch" on a blog, echoed similar concerns...

COURTHOUSE LOSS

Posted on February 07, 2009
Ron Dallas has passed away.  This is, as Howard put it, a "deep and heavy loss."Ron was one of the kindest men to ever grace our courthouse.Funeral is likely to be next Saturday.God Bless.Whom the gods love dies young

ASA JEFF DRISCOLL

Posted on February 07, 2009
Our apologies to the friends and family of Jeff Driscoll.  We did not work with Mr. Driscoll, but we should have been aware of his accomplishments and contribution to Broward County.Here is a note from one of his friends and colleagues who attended his funeral Friday:Mark Springer wrote @12:44 AM on February 7, 2009:"Jeff Driscoll, like Ryal Gaudiosi, was a good man...

ILONA TO THE RESCUE!

Posted on February 06, 2009
 Chief Criminal Judge Ilona HolmesJudge Holmes put a pin in our righteous indignation balloon Thursday morning by giving us the three page greenbar report of circuit felony judicial caseloads.  We can't say for sure, but it seemed she was a little perturbed by the eighth floor antics...

SATZ'S FIVE & DIME

Posted on February 06, 2009
Satz's candy store for the rich and powerful was closed today.  The case of Eleanor Adderley is reset to March 27th for change of plea, due to continuing negotiations and upcoming doctors' reports.*N.J. Judge Faces Ethics Charges Over Affair With Bailiff**Information Age Saps Jurors' Attention* Bradford Cohen on Dr...

THE DAY IN PICTURES

Posted on February 06, 2009
                 1) Murphy, Bogenschutz, and Adderley; 2) "The Procession of the Judiciary" (Queer!); 3) Satz and Morton were the kids who sat in the last row of class (they remained through the whole thing but split right before the last speaker: Ian Richards...

SAO COMES CLEAN

Posted on February 06, 2009
An email was reportedly sent by Lee Cohen throughout the State Attorney's Office at 12:56 this afternoon.The header referenced Deputy Charles Grady/Brady Notice.Mr. Cohen reportedly stated "please be advised that the above deputy is the subject of a criminal investigation by the Broward Sheriff's Office involving female complainants and a Brady Notice must be filed in all cases where he is a witness...

DEAR ARI & PERRY

Posted on February 05, 2009
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SUPREME COURT DINGS ABRAMSON

Posted on February 04, 2009
Advisory Opinion To Governor Crist*Sentinel: State Supreme Court says new judge can't serve*(Kent up to more dirty tricks - backdating posts again - this went up today,dated yesterday.  UPDATE: post appears to have been edited from its original contenttrashing JAABLOG for being a day late - even though the opinion was issued today!Oh well, we were kind of hard on the little feller yesterday...

4TH DCA 17TH CIRCUIT OPINIONS

Posted on February 04, 2009
OPINIONS RELEASED 2-4-09Rodriguez-Powell - Reversed and remanded for a new trial        Backman - Reverse and RemandBackman - Affirmed in part, Reversed in part, and Remanded        Carney - Reverse and Remand

HAS ANYBODY SEEN CAROL LEE ORTMAN?

Posted on February 04, 2009
 It's a bird...it's a plane...it's Carole Lee Ortman!"I'm not a statistician, that's the Clerk's job.""File a public records request...and I will investigate to determine if they exist."                                                -Alexandra Rieman                                                 General Counsel                                                 Court AdministrationOur query from last night seems to have caused a bit of a stir...

UPCOMING EVENTS

Posted on February 04, 2009
WHAT:  The Haitian Lawyers Association, Inc. Presents: "A Night Of Creole Elegance"                                        9th Annual Scholarship and Awards GalaWHEN:  February 7, 2009, Cocktail Reception @ 6:30 PM, Dinner @ 7:00 PMWHERE: JW Marriott Hotel, 1109 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL 33131KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Judge Fred SeraphinHONOREES: Kathy Achilles, Roderick D...

THE SEVENTEENTH

Posted on February 03, 2009
 The Online Newsletter of the State Attorney's Office, 17th Judicial Circuit                        February 2009 "Remaining furlough days suspended this year"

KENT TO THE RESCUE

Posted on February 03, 2009
                                                                   I'll be your savior, steadfast and true                                            I'll come to your emotional rescue                                            I will be your knight in shining armor                                            Coming to your emotional rescue                                                                     -Jagger/Richards, Emotional Rescue  Now listen, whoever comes to you with this Barzini meeting, he's the traitor...

SAVE THE DATE

Posted on February 03, 2009
9:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 7, 2009*SENTINEL: Fla. Supreme Court to reprimand Judge Aleman*

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