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WEDNESDAY NOTES - SAVE THE LAW LIBRARY!

By JAABLOG

The Truth Shall Set You Free - we called the Florida Bar Ethics Hotline today to get some guidance on whether the same rules that restrict a lawyer's free speech rights when talking about sitting judges apply to former judges as well.  The answer?  A big fat "NO".  Once a judge is out, whether by retirement, resignation, or JQC, a lawyer can say just about any damn thing they want about the newly minted citizen, so long as the civil liability lines aren't crossed.  Brace yourselves ... Video Conferencing from the satellites - we were up in Judge Mel Grossman's office today (see below), and are happy to report that Grossman currently conducts ex parte hearings via video conferencing from all three satellite courthouses.  The reason for our excitement lies in our previous gripes about satellite criminal hearings conflicting with downtown cases, and our upcoming meeting with Judge Sharon Zeller, which we hope will result in fax machines for JAs, telephonic appearances, and now, of course, video conferencing...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on April 21, 2010 (boomark / email).