Southern District of Florida: Federal Judiciary

Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Federal Judiciary Blogs

OR PHONE (866) 635-1838 for Bankruptcy Help, (866) 635-6190 for Divorce,
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense

Find a Local Lawyer

Bankruptcy (866) 635-1838
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402

Federal Judiciary

Southern District of Florida

News and notes on the Southern District of Florida

Post Frequency: 3.1/day

Last Entry: November 03, 2020 at 07:42:00

Ben Kuehne event

Posted on November 20, 2008
Just a quick post about the Ben Kuehne fundraiser tonight at Christabelle's Quarter in the Grove. It was extremely well-attended -- of course there were many criminal defense lawyers there, but there were also many civil lawyers and even lawyers from out-of-town, from as far as Pennsylvania...

Pine Crest swimming coach in huge trouble

Posted on November 20, 2008
Here's Vanessa Blum's coverage of Fort Lauderdale's swimming coach Roberto Caragol, who is accused of having sex with minors and trading porn pictures. Here's the criminal complaint.

Jay Weaver wins award

Posted on November 19, 2008
Well dear readers, I am in the Atlanta airport waiting to come back to Miami after arguing in the 11th Circuit before Judges Carnes, Tjoflat, and Hood. It was an interesting argument concerning venue and multi-object conspiracies. I am sure you all are fascinated...

Justice Stevens and Judge Gonzalez

Posted on November 18, 2008
U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and District Judge Jose Gonzalez spoke yesterday at the University of Florida. Here's the UF newspaper article about the event:Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, of the U.S. Supreme Court, and Jose A. Gonzalez Jr...

To access this complete feed in the blog feed reader login or register for free.

Kathy Williams

Posted on November 17, 2008
http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/news.html?news_id=51742The Daily Business Review covers Kathy Williams and her office. She is the best federal defender in the nation so this article is well-deserved. And yes, she is my former boss so I am biased. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

Friday news and notes

Posted on November 14, 2008
1. Ellen Podger's wish list for Obama and the next AG on white collar criminal issues.2. Julie Kay covers Ben Kuehne's fundraiser.3. Vanessa Blum is all over the federal courts.4. Jay Weaver is on top of medicare fraud.5. Lanier Anderson is taking senior status in January...

UBS exec indicted in tax probe

Posted on November 13, 2008
Very interesting case. (Here's the AP and the Daily Business Review) All of the criminal defense lawyers in town were scanning the paper this morning to see who represented defendant Raoul Weil, a top executive at UBS. Weil isn't here in the US, but he hired New York lawyer Aaron R...

Ben Kuehne

Posted on November 12, 2008
This email invitation is making the rounds. Should be quite an event:PLEASE JOIN CO-CHAIRS The Honorable Gerald Kogan & Robert JosefsbergAND HOST COMMITTEE MEMBERSThe Florida Association of Criminal Defense LawyersThe Miami Chapter of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense LawyersRay Abadin, Robert Ader, Frank Angones, Jeffrey S...

Back to blogging

Posted on November 11, 2008
So, for the past month I have been in West Palm Beach, trying a criminal antitrust case before Judge Hurley. The blogging has been sporadic, and I apologize. But I am back and feeling good after hearing those two magic words -- not guilty. What a relief! (Congrats to my co-counsel, David Gerger and Jennifer Johnston, and to the lawyers for the co-defendant, Paul Calli and Mike Pasano)...

Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

Posted on November 11, 2008
Ah, those spell checkers... Today the Herald's op-ed pages support Judge "Hulk's" decision in the Joe Cool case. Judge Hulk is discussed throughout the op-ed, which I agree with wholeheartedly... Here's the intro:Better late than never. This is the best that can be said about U...

Everyone is flattered

Posted on November 10, 2008
Here is the Daily Business Review article discussing potential replacements for Alex Acosta now that Obama has been elected. All the candidates say that they are flattered to be considered. It's a very good slate of candidates, including Jackie Becerra and Curt Miner -- two smart young and dynamic lawyers that I have tried cases against...

Miami Herald : South Florida ''Legal Legends'' honored at awards banquet

Posted on November 09, 2008
A wonderful list of honorees from the 11th Circuit Historical Society. The one glaring omission is my former boss, Judge Edward B. Davis. Here's the Herald article and the list of honorees:http://m.miamiherald.com/mh/db_8477/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=rnerGm0N&full=true#display Rosemary Barkett -- The first woman to serve on Florida's Supreme Court...

Obama

Posted on November 05, 2008

Judge Huck tosses gun verdict in Joe Cool slayings

Posted on November 05, 2008
http://mobile.sun-sentinel.com/news.jsp?key=87472&rc=locaBreaking news!More to follow at the end of the day. --David Oscar Markuswww.markuslaw.com305-379-6667

Election Day

Posted on November 04, 2008
It's that time of year again.Many federal judges aren't conducting trials today so that jurors can vote.I always ask the question about judicial elections vs. appointments. Who has the better system? In the judicial races today, what do you know about the candidates? What does the general public know? Are we making an informed decision? You all know my view -- the federal appointment system, which has its own flaws, is the better way to select judges...

Federal Bar dinner

Posted on November 03, 2008
Celeste Higgins, the new pres of the local Federal Bar Association, asked me to let you all know that Beth Wilkinson is the first luncheon speaker on Wednesday November 12. Here's the info:Beth Wilkinson is former General Counsel of Fannie Mae. Prior to thatposition, she was partner and co-chair of the White Collar practice groupat Latham and Watkins and prosecutor in the Timothy McVeigh and TerryNichols Oklahoma City bombing trials...

Conviction in suitcase-gate

Posted on November 03, 2008
After extremely lengthy deliberations, the jury convicted Franklin Duran today. Congratulations to Tom Mulvihill. Here's the intro to Curt Anderson's AP article:A federal jury convicted a wealthy Venezuelan Monday of acting as an illegal foreign agent who came to the U...

Swarms of lawyers...

Posted on November 03, 2008
... at a polling place near you. (Via Sun-Sentinel)I just like the picture.Attorneys Brian Seymour, left, and Gerald Richman outside the old Palm Beach County courthouse in downtown West Palm Beach. Seymour will represent the Republican party on election day and Richman will represent the Democrats...

Breaking

Posted on October 30, 2008
Chuckie Taylor convicted on all counts.Update -- Here's the CNN article.

Chuckie Taylor case to jury

Posted on October 29, 2008
Here's the AP account of closing arguments:''The defendant acted with specific intent to cause severe pain and suffering,'' [Karen] Rochlin told the jury.Emmanuel's attorney said some of the victims who testified were opponents of the ex-president's government who might have been motivated by a political vendetta...

Another hung jury?

Posted on October 29, 2008
This time it might be the suitcase trial.We've had an awful lot lately, no?

Ted Stevens trial

Posted on October 28, 2008
Okay, so this isn't a SDFLA trial, but I have to come to my old boss' (not Stevens, but his lawyer) defense. The cold may have gotten to Rumpole's head on this one as he says that Brendan Sullivan, one of the top criminal defense lawyers in the nation who heads Williams & Connolly, gave a "histrionic closing argument...

Trials

Posted on October 26, 2008
Two trials look like they will be coming to a close this week -- the suitcase full of cash trial in front of Judge Lenard is already to the jury and the Chuckie Taylor case will go to the jury this week. Any predictions?Sorry for the slow blogging? Anything going on that you would like to discuss? How about this: Who will are next district judges be -- in an Obama presidency? A McCain presidency?

Is the Dyer building for sale?

Posted on October 22, 2008
Perhaps, according to Julie Kay.You gotta love Judge Pete Palermo:But Miami Magistrate Judge Peter Palermo ? who worked in the Dyer Building for 37 years before moving to the King building this month ? said he would "raise hell" over any proposal to sell the Dyer Building...

Come together

Posted on October 21, 2008
Former AUSA Seth Miles and former AFPD Orlando do Campo (along with his partner John Thornton) teamed up to win $80 million in damages from Curacao in a damages trial before Judge King. Here are some of the details from the Herald article:Three Cuban men forced to work 16-hour shifts at 3 � cents an hour repairing ships for a Cuban joint venture in Curacao won an $80 million judgment Monday in U...

Headline fraud

Posted on October 21, 2008
The Herald has this headline today:Miami doctor, nurse guilty of Medicare fraudand this tag line under it:The brothers who owned the clinic involved in an $11 million Medicare scam fled to Cuba. A doctor and nurse who worked in the clinic were convicted of fraud...

Rumpole gets all the good stories

Posted on October 21, 2008
You have got to be kidding me:Miami-Dade judge: I was battered by a colleagueYou know what struck me about this story -- state court judges have to share fax machines!

You can't handle the truth

Posted on October 21, 2008
SDFLA readers will be happy to know that there was a "you can't handle the truth" moment in federal court today. From the Miami Herald:But on cross-examination, Dur�n's attorney, Ed Shohat, tried to trip up Kauffmann by suggesting that he and his partner didn't actually buy the Citibank property -- that a close friend of Kauffmann's purchased it...

Federal Bar dinner

Posted on October 18, 2008
The Federal Bar Association, South Florida Chapter, had its annual installation dinner last night. I am the outgoing president, and Celeste Higgins is the incoming president. Chief Judge Moreno and Judges Huck, Altonaga, King, Gold, Dube, Brown, O'Sullivan, Torres, and Palermo attended, which made for a good night...

"Penis"

Posted on October 18, 2008
Big news to report -- according to accounts out of Judge Altonaga's courtroom, there is a new world record: the word "penis" has been used more times in the Chuckie Taylor trial than in any other criminal trial in American history.If you haven't seen the Rolling Stone article on the case, you can read it here...

Previous | Next

Related Law Bulletins

District Judge Upholds Texas' Moment of Silence Law
In 2003, the Texas legislature amended a "moment of silence" law s...