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Mar 10, 2021 By Jim Ash Senior Editor News in Photos Jay Kim Months of collaboration with Bar sections, committees, judges, and outside groups has paid off with the Board of Governors signing off on a guide for remote court proceedings. At a March 5 virtual Board of Governors meeting, Board Technology Committee Chair Jay Kim reported that the latest iteration of “Florida Bar Recommended Best Practi...

05:10 AM EST Share Chief judges in the state’s three districts participate in a videoconference discussing the response to COVID-19. While each of the three U.S. District Courts in Florida is handling the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic independently, there’s a common theme for how the federal judiciary is conducting business. “The wheels of justice are turning. Attorneys and judges are working as hard as ever,” said Melissa Visconte, chair of The Florida Bar Federal Court Practice Committee, at a Feb. 11 videoconference with the chief judges in each dist...

Jan 13, 2021 By Jim Ash Senior Editor Top Stories Joshua Houss Marks With a January 20 deadline for comments fast approaching, standing Committee on Technology members proposed some last-minute changes to The Florida Bar’s proposed “Recommended Best Practices Guide for Remote Court Proceedings.” At a January 11 videoconference meeting, several committee members zeroed in on Remote Procedures App...