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DEADLINE for FLORIDA BAR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - JANUARY 16, 2018!
For those interested in applying to the Florida Bar Leadership Academy, the deadline to submit your application is January 16, 2018. If you would like more information, please click on the link: Wm. Reese Smith, Jr., Leadership Academy. Click here for application forms: 2018-2019 Leadership Academy Application is available
For those interested in applying to the Florida Bar Leadership Academy, the deadline to submit your application is January 16, 2018. If you would like more information, please click on the link: Wm. Reese Smith, Jr., Leadership Academy. Click here for application forms: 2018-2019 Leadership Academy Application is available
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 22, 2018 for APPLICATIONS TO THE JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION!
Judicial Nominating Commissions: Two lawyer vacancies for each of the 26 JNCs. The Florida Bar has the opportunity to nominate six lawyers for each Judicial Nominating Commission to the Governor for his appointment. Each appointee will serve a four-year term, commencing July 1, 2018. Applicants must be members of The Florida Bar engaged in the practice of law and a resident of the territorial jurisdiction served by the commission to which the member is applying. Commissioners are not eligible for state judicial office for vacancies filled by the JNC on which they sit for two years following completion of their term.
Applications must be submitted no later than Monday, January 22, 2018, in the Executive Director’s office of The Florida Bar. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application. Screening committees of the Board of Governors will review all JNC applications. The Executive Committee will then make recommendations to the Board of Governors.
Persons interested in applying for any of these vacancies may click here to complete and download the new application form from the Bar's website, www.floridabar.org, or should call Bar headquarters at (850) 561-5757, to obtain the application. Completed applications must be received by the Executive Director, The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300 by the January 22nd extended deadline date.
Judicial Nominating Commissions: Two lawyer vacancies for each of the 26 JNCs. The Florida Bar has the opportunity to nominate six lawyers for each Judicial Nominating Commission to the Governor for his appointment. Each appointee will serve a four-year term, commencing July 1, 2018. Applicants must be members of The Florida Bar engaged in the practice of law and a resident of the territorial jurisdiction served by the commission to which the member is applying. Commissioners are not eligible for state judicial office for vacancies filled by the JNC on which they sit for two years following completion of their term.
Applications must be submitted no later than Monday, January 22, 2018, in the Executive Director’s office of The Florida Bar. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of an application. Screening committees of the Board of Governors will review all JNC applications. The Executive Committee will then make recommendations to the Board of Governors.
Persons interested in applying for any of these vacancies may click here to complete and download the new application form from the Bar's website, www.floridabar.org, or should call Bar headquarters at (850) 561-5757, to obtain the application. Completed applications must be received by the Executive Director, The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300 by the January 22nd extended deadline date.
FLORIDA BAR SPECIAL COMMITTEE on 2017-2018 CONSTITUTION REVISION - UPDATE
The Bar’s Special Committee on the 2017-18 Constitution Revision is assisting the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) by working with Bar Sections to develop white papers on legal topics and, in partnership with the Young Lawyers Division, provided the commissioners with a 12-part video education series on each section of the Florida Constitution. That series is available for free continuing legal education credits to all Florida Bar members. The CLE link, a schedule of meetings and hearings, the timeline for the CRC’s work, and additional information are posted at floridabar.org/CRC.
A May 2017 poll revealing that only one in 10 Floridians could correctly identify Florida’s CRC process and its importance to Floridians, is being addressed by a Florida Bar public education program, Protect Florida Democracy: Our Constitution, Our Rights, Our Courts. The program is reaching millions through digital platforms, a “Floridian’s Guide to the Constitution Revision Commission,” and volunteer speakers for legal and community groups. In addition, the Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) is printing and distributing 10,000 copies of the guide in Spanish. Visit www.ProtectFLDemocracy.org to learn more about the CRC, subscribe to weekly email updates, and request a speaker.
The Bar’s Special Committee on the 2017-18 Constitution Revision is assisting the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) by working with Bar Sections to develop white papers on legal topics and, in partnership with the Young Lawyers Division, provided the commissioners with a 12-part video education series on each section of the Florida Constitution. That series is available for free continuing legal education credits to all Florida Bar members. The CLE link, a schedule of meetings and hearings, the timeline for the CRC’s work, and additional information are posted at floridabar.org/CRC.
A May 2017 poll revealing that only one in 10 Floridians could correctly identify Florida’s CRC process and its importance to Floridians, is being addressed by a Florida Bar public education program, Protect Florida Democracy: Our Constitution, Our Rights, Our Courts. The program is reaching millions through digital platforms, a “Floridian’s Guide to the Constitution Revision Commission,” and volunteer speakers for legal and community groups. In addition, the Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) is printing and distributing 10,000 copies of the guide in Spanish. Visit www.ProtectFLDemocracy.org to learn more about the CRC, subscribe to weekly email updates, and request a speaker.
IMPORTANT LINKS & REMINDERS
The 2018 Pro Bono Awards Ceremony is Jan. 25, at 3:30 p.m., at the Florida Supreme Court and will be streamed live at http://wfsu.org/gavel2gavel.
Watch new video segments on Florida’s court system funding needs, the CRC’s debate on the retirement age for judges, and a new program for handling outstanding warrants on YouTube at FloridaBarNews.TV.
Check out the latest edition of The Professional, a newsletter published by the Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism, featuring articles including, “What Power, Professionalism, and Spider-Man Have in Common” and “The Next Step on the Road to True Civility: Embracing Our Shared Humanity.”
Follow The Florida Bar and many programs, sections and committees on social media for the news and information: FloridaBar.Org/SocialMedia
The 2018 Pro Bono Awards Ceremony is Jan. 25, at 3:30 p.m., at the Florida Supreme Court and will be streamed live at http://wfsu.org/gavel2gavel.
Watch new video segments on Florida’s court system funding needs, the CRC’s debate on the retirement age for judges, and a new program for handling outstanding warrants on YouTube at FloridaBarNews.TV.
Check out the latest edition of The Professional, a newsletter published by the Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism, featuring articles including, “What Power, Professionalism, and Spider-Man Have in Common” and “The Next Step on the Road to True Civility: Embracing Our Shared Humanity.”
Follow The Florida Bar and many programs, sections and committees on social media for the news and information: FloridaBar.Org/SocialMedia
