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PALM BEACH POST:St. Lucie Judge Drops Magistrates Lawsuit Against Other Judges"He had asked the appeals court to order other judges to comply with state law by considering bond reductions at first appearances and accepting pleas in some cases...Previously, the hearings seemed scripted with no variation from one case to the other, Barnes said. Suspects who asked for lower bonds were told that wasn't the place to hear the request. The 4th District Court of Appeal issued two decisions last year requiring that bond schedules not be used by judges, and that they consider reduced bonds for defendants."Berger's Retirement Impacting Caseloads"Senior judges are judges who retired in good standing and are not practicing law or engaged in anything else that could create a conflict of interest, according to Florida Supreme Court spokesman Craig Waters...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on April 20, 2008 (boomark / email).