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WE LIVE IN MIAMI BECAUSE.....

Posted on January 24, 2009
Today it's 35 degrees in NYC. 12 in Detroit. -16 in Chi Town (Chicago). 13 in Denver. -5 in KC (barbeque and soup?)-4 in St. Louis. -25!!!! In Bismark.BOOKED!!Shelly Jean Koostz has been arrested and booked for.....failing to return a library book. ("Booked" links to the arrest report)...

3RD DCA ROUNDUP

Posted on January 23, 2009
In our continuing quest to remain faithful to resolutions bravely made on the ski slopes of California during the heady days of our December vacation, we reluctantly have begun keeping up with the 3rd DCA. As those of you who regularly read appellate opinions know, "Wednesday is fun day at the 3rd DCA" or the day they release their new opinions...

INAUGURATION RECAP

Posted on January 21, 2009
Good morning. It's 42 degrees at 7AM and that seems about as low as it will go today. The temperatures did not reach the low 30's as was warned yesterday. THE OATH: The presidential oath of office, without the person's name, is 37 words. We had two of our most brilliant public servants standing there (both from Harvard Law School by the way, as I'm sure our favourite federal blogger knows) and they blew it...

CLINTON CONFIRMED

Posted on January 21, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: CNN and MSNBC are reporting this evening at 9:00 pm (47 degrees in Miami, 43 with the windchill) that although the White House counsel believes the oath administered by CJ John Roberts yesterday was "sufficient" President Obama called the Chief Justice back to the White House today and re-took the oath "in an abundance of caution...

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FAX MACHINE FIGHT LIVES ON

Posted on January 20, 2009
Twittter with Rumpole. It's all the rage. Sign up here. The title of the post links to the "Inside Track" column of the DBR of January 15, 2009 that reports that Judge Maria Dennis's counsel, "Diamond" Joel Hirschorn (anyone remember that nickname from the 70's-80's?) has written Governor Charlie Crist requesting he appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Judge David Miller in light of the Dade SAO's (motto: "we prosecute almost any dumb case, unless it involves a judge") refusal to bring Judge David Miller before a jury of his frustrated fax peers...

DREAM FULFILLED?

Posted on January 19, 2009
THE DREAM:"I have a dream that one day my four little children will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."FULFILLED?(the title of the post links to last year's MLK post which has the You Tube video of the "I have a dream" speech...

WE REMEMBER

Posted on January 19, 2009
Addie Mae CollinsCarole Robertson Cynthia Wesley Denise McNairOn Sunday September 15, 1963, four members of the klu klux klan (their names are not important) planted 19 sticks of dynamite outside the basement of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama...

CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY

Posted on January 18, 2009
DO YOU TWITTER? TWITTER ABOUT THE JUSTICE BUILDING AND THE NFL PLAYOFFS HERE ON THE JUSTICE BUILDING TWITTER SITE, COURTESY OF RUMPOLE.Two great games today. One is a bit easier to pick than the other. Eagles at Cardinals. First ever NFC Championship game played in Arizona...

JOHN MORTIMER HAS PASSED AWAY

Posted on January 16, 2009
The writer and creator of the Rumpole of the Bailey series, as well as many many other wonderful books, fiction and non-fiction alike, has passed away. The title of the post links to the NY Times Obit. We of course appropriated his most famous character for our nom-de-blog personality...

A TRAFFIC LAWYER SPEAKS

Posted on January 14, 2009
A lawyer who handles traffic DWLS cases sent us this email and requested we post it. Here it is. Well done. I am a traffic lawyer. About 40% of my cases are DUIs. About 40% are DWLS cases, and 20% are other infractions. Here are my concerns about the plan announced by the SAO and Judge Slom...

THIS STRIPPER

Posted on January 14, 2009
Says the only Black Circuit Judge in Hillsborough County's history has stolen from her. 48 year old Christy Yamanaka has accused Tampa Circuit Court Judge Thomas Stringer of helping her hide the proceeds of her profession. The woman claims she and the married Judge had a relationship...

COME ON IN....TAKE A SEAT

Posted on January 13, 2009
UPDATE: We often opine that the ides of January are the worst time to try a case, as prosecutors and judges are busy working on their new year's resolutions to send more defendants to jail. Now come this from the Broward Blog that North of the Border Judge Ireland has confirmed that indeed her new years resolution was to send more defendants to jail...

THE REST OF MY MONTH

Posted on January 12, 2009
Looks, and certainly feels like this. I know there is a light at the end of the tunnel, the problem is I have this sinking feeling it is an on-coming train. Anyone have a life preserver for a humble blogger? See you in court; swamped, overwhelmed, and feeling the heat...

NFL PLAYOFFS SUNDAY

Posted on January 11, 2009
Both road teams won yesterday. One big upset (Cardnals) , and one not so big upset (Ravens) and we lost both picks yesterday (and the over bet) and are down to 974 Flaccos. Not to worry we have two games today, two next week, and one after that to finish the season with enough to buy that new boat this spring...

NFL PLAYOFFS SATURDAY

Posted on January 10, 2009
We made the New Times, and we didn't even know it. Natalie O'Neill's article on the faux PD/SAO crisis is here, with our quote. And thanks to Brian Tannebaum for emailing us on this article, which escaped our attention. We're busy (see below). We start the second round of the playoffs up 1469 Gators and ready to roll...

YOUR NATIONAL CHAMPION

Posted on January 09, 2009
FLORIDA GATORS TIM TEBOW MAY GET THE PRESS, BUT YOUR GATOR DEFENSE WON THE GAME, SHUTTING DOWN THE BOOMER SOONER OFFENSE.Site Feed

THOSE JOKERS AT THE 3RD DCA

Posted on January 09, 2009
The above picture is on the 3rd DCA Website, courtesy of those jokers . Don't believe us? Click on the post to the link. We kid you not, the fun still continues over there- the 3rd DCA has put out an invitation to bid on renovating the lawyers' restrooms at the 3rd DCA...

WEIRD

Posted on January 07, 2009
Here's a great idea. New West Palm Beach State Attorney Michael McAuliffe is proposing to use private attorneys as part time prosecutors in County Court. The Attorneys, mostly former prosecutors, would volunteer and assist in misdemeanor cases so the State Attorney can concentrate resources in Felony Court...

ATTORNEY GENERAL GRIFFIN BELL DEAD AT 90

Posted on January 06, 2009
UPDATE: TRESPASS AFTER WARNING: SENATE REFUSES TO SEAT BURRIS AS MEDIA CIRCUS LOOKS ON. CLICK HERE. Griffin Bell, who served as U.S. Attorney General from 1976-1979 in the Carter administration, and was the dean of Georgia lawyers, died Monday at age 90...

COME ON IN

Posted on January 06, 2009
Reports indicate that the rear entrance to the building (no smart remarks please) is now open and working after being closed for maintenance while they assisted some individuals in bringing cannons into the building. Not strictly a firearm, cannons are apparently not among the items like hairspray and nail clippers that are banned from the REGJB...

RICHARDSON AND DOLPHINS OUT

Posted on January 05, 2009
UPDATE: The Herald reports here that former Miami Heat player Antoine Walker was arrested on South Beach for DUI. This is one time a basketball should have been called for traveling. The Herald also has a nice piece on Attorney Stuart Mishkin who passed away earlier this year, but for some reason we can't find it on line...

WILD CARD SUNDAY

Posted on January 04, 2009
BREAKING POLITICAL NEWS: GOV. BILL RICHARDSON WITHDRAWS AS NOMINEEFOR COMMERCE SECRETARY AS A NEW MEXICO "PAY TO PLAY" SCANDAL BREAKS. ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BLAGOJEVICH ISSUES STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR RICHARDSON. NY TIMES ARTICLE HERE. SO YOU HAD A BAD DAY...

NFL WILD CARD SATURDAY

Posted on January 03, 2009
We're up 1189 Kurt Warners as we enter the playoffs. For wild card Saturday, the Falcons play the Cardinals in Arizona. Much discussion was given to the fact that many "experts" were going to pick all 4 road teams this weekend. The Falcons are the NFC version of the Dolphins...

LABARGA GETS THE NOD

Posted on January 02, 2009
Having apparently distinguished himself by virtue of his tenure on the 4th DCA (about a month) Jorge Labarga is your new Florida Supreme Court Justice. The title of the post links to the Florida AP bulletin. Careful readers will remember that the Governor just appointed Labarga, a Palm Beach circuit court judge labouring in anonymity but for his run in with attorney Gary Kollin, (click here for our post "4th DCA Brouhaha") (you'll have to scroll down for complicated reasons) to the 4th DCA, when the Governor decided to continue his fight with the JNC by asking for more (read Hispanic) names when he didn't like the list submitted for the Florida Supreme Court...

2009

Posted on January 01, 2009
It was 68 perfect Florida degrees when I got off my bike this Friday morning at exactly 8:03 AM having returned from Key Biscayne. Just in case you're interested. Update: we have our first reader prediction- below.RESOLUTIONS AND PREDICTIONS FOR 2009...

SPEEDY TRIAL CRISIS?

Posted on December 31, 2008
FEDS need more time to indict Blagojevich. We'll take this moment to remind US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald: "When you strike at the King, you must kill him." Ralph Waldo Emerson. (It was either Emerson who said that, or former Judge Howie "The Mouse" Gross...

BLOGGIN NEW YEARS EVE WITH RUMPOLE

Posted on December 31, 2008
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!(unfortunately 2009 was broken up into several pieces by a Hedge Fund and sold as a derivative to a German Bank that has since gone under. Therefore, unless the Congress comes up with the money for an additional bailout, we are stuck with ...

RED MASS

Posted on December 29, 2008
NFL Update below:FROM WIKIPEDIA:Red Mass refers to a Mass celebrated annually in the Roman Catholic Church for judges, prosecutors, attorneys, law school professors, students, and government officials. The Mass requests guidance from the Holy Spirit for all who seek justice, and offers the opportunity to reflect on what Catholics believe is the God-given power and responsibility of all in the legal profession...

NFL WEEK SEVENTEEN

Posted on December 28, 2008
Last week of the regular season and we just can't seem to stay above the 1000 mark. We lost two out of three last week and sit at 809 Penningtons. This week sees a couple of games for playoff spots and division championships. We're going to Dwayne Wade right in and pick the winners in the games that matter...

HO HO HO CHRISTMAS IN MIAMI

Posted on December 24, 2008
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL YOUR FRIENDS AT YOUR FAVOURITE LITTLE BLOG. Site Feed

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