He said he would like to be remembered as a man of vision, an advocate for the rights of individuals, and one who respected the dignity of his fellow human beings with a deep understanding of the human condition
Chief Justice Gerald Kogan
Former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald Kogan died in Miami on Thursday, March 4, 2021. He was 87 and was Florida’s 73rd justice since statehood was granted in 1845.
In the 1990s, Justice Kogan, a former prosecutor, private practitioner, and circuit court judge, earned international praise for his “Access Initiative” which used the rapidly developing internet to make Florida’s Supreme Court and court system more transparent and accessible to the public.