Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Circuit Judge Ellen Masters, the longest-serving circuit judge in the 10th Judicial Circuit, is leaving the bench after 26 years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lauren Blocker A prosecutor from New Smyrna Beach was appointed to serve as a Volusia County judge while a St. Johns County judge ...

The Seventh Circuit has a pair of new circuit judges and one new county judge, according to an announcement on Monday, Dec. 22, by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The two circuit positions are new seats created by ...

The new judges were appointed to fill vacancies created by Senate Bill 2508, passed in the Florida Legislature earlier this year. The bill created 22 new circuit judgeships,15 new county court seats ...

Circuit Judge Torea Spohr resigned effective July 15. Spohr had been on an indeterminate leave of absence since April 29. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will appoint Spohr's replacement. Circuit Judge ...

“As a prosecutor—people think ‘OK, you have to be tough, and you’re just going to automatically try to put people in prison.’ But there is another side to it, especially in homicide,” Judge Pascale ...

The Twelfth Judicial Circuit will add three new judges to address increasing caseloads in Sarasota and Manatee counties. One new judge will serve Manatee County, while two circuit judges will be added ...

Circuit Judge Ellen Masters, the longest-serving circuit judge in the 10th Judicial Circuit, is leaving the bench after 26 years. Masters, who served as chief judge from 2019 to 2023, will retire on ...