Florida Courts Receive Much-Needed Funds

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The Florida court system received some much-needed additional funding to fix pay disparities between its employees and the private sector, renovate or replace older court buildings for the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth District Courts, and add judgeships to the busy Second and Fifth District Courts of Appeals in the state budget approved May 2nd. As more fully reported in The Florida Bar Journal, the $8.1 million allocation for pay will be used for retention and recruitment to equalize pay scales so that the court system doesn’t lose competent workers to higher-paying private sector jobs.

The Fourth District received $7.1 million to begin construction to build a new courthouse, to replace their mold-infested building, while the First, Second and Fifth Districts will each receive funds toward renovating their older buildings.

Most importantly, Second District will get two new seats, and the Fifth will get one additional judge.

Judge Rosenbaum Confirmed for Eleventh Circuit

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The Honorable Robin Rosenbaum has been confirmed as the newest member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Appointed to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of the Honorable Rosemary Barkett, Judge Rosenbaum flew through the Senate (in part because she so recently flew through the Senate as an appointment to the District Court Bench). There are more details on her appointment and confirmation hearing here.

I know the Court will welcome having another full time judge to handle the workload. Congratulations Judge Rosenbaum!