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The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida is one of three federal judicial districts in Florida. [10] The District has five divisions: Fort Pierce Division comprises the following counties: Highlands, Okeechobee, Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin. [11] West Palm Beach Division comprises Palm Beach County. [11]
ST. LUCIE COUNTY − Attorney Lauren K. Sweet is expected to take the bench next month as a St. Lucie County judge after being appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, his office announced last week.
The honorable Judge Robert Belanger, of the 19th Judicial Circuit Court, collects his personal belongings from his bench inside his courtroom in the St. Lucie County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 6 ...
In 2021, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio recommended Leibowitz to the Biden administration to be a federal judge. [4] On November 1, 2023, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Leibowitz to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
The Florida Supreme Court building. The Supreme Court of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida.The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each term. [2]
He was a police legal adviser for the Port St. Lucie attorney’s office from 2013 to 2016, and later worked as an assistant county attorney for Martin County. ... The 19th Judicial Circuit covers ...
Circuit court judges are elected by the voters of the circuits in nonpartisan, contested elections against other persons who choose to qualify as candidates for the position. Circuit court judges serve for six-year terms, and they are subject to the same disciplinary standards and procedures as Supreme Court Justices and district court judges. [38]
Wicker Perlis is TCPalm's Watchdog Reporter for St. Lucie County. You can reach him at wicker.perlis@tcpalm.com and 504-331-0516. This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: ...