Earlier this month, Polk County and the Clerk of Court filed their answers in Killebrew v. Edwards, a case challenging the constitutionality of two provisions in the Polk County charter. One of those provisions sets term limits for county commissioners. The other caps commissioner salaries. Documents: Answer of Polk County Answer of Clerk of Court [...]
I previously blogged about a bill that would move many of the functions of the clerk of court to the court administrator in each circuit. I am pleased to report that the bill did not pass in that form, but an amended version (from way back in late March) did pass that gives the court system [...]
UPDATE: I got an e-mail from the trial lawyer’s section of the Florida Bar that contains an endorsement of these reforms by the chief judge of the twelfth circuit. So it appears that this is at least partly driven by a desire by judges for more control over their files. I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment, [...]
On Sept. 9, Chief Judge Langford ordered that the guardianship education video, which was previously available for rental from the Clerk of Court, now must be purchased for $75.00 (non-rerfundable). Peviously, the video was obtained with a deposit which was refunded when the video was returned. Watching the video is required by statute if one [...]