Jesse SchecknerJune 28, 2023
5min0
Past recipients include renowned trial lawyers and the first African American woman to head any branch of Florida government.
Tag: Peggy Quince
Jesse SchecknerJune 28, 2023
Anne GeggisAugust 5, 2022
6min0
The Palm Beach County Judge was just shy of meeting the Supreme Court bench requirements last time.
Guest AuthorMay 30, 2020
8min671
Preparing for the election includes, but extends beyond, the officials responsible for administering it.
Guest AuthorJanuary 8, 2020
5min328
The Florida Supreme Court is no inconsequential institution.
Scott PowersApril 18, 2019
13min553
The Supreme Court of Ron DeSantis reversed the court of Rick Scott.
Staff ReportsJanuary 22, 2019
5min1187
He served, among other posts, as chief of staff to former Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Lloyd DunkelbergerJanuary 8, 2019
8min523
Floridians can expect a quick start to the Ron DeSantis administration, with the new governor ready to make key appointments to the state Supreme Court, announce a major environmental initiative and try to improve the medical-marijuana system. “Within the next week, I think you guys are going to have a lot to write about,” DeSantis […]
Michael MolineOctober 31, 2018
4min345
Gov. Rick Scott has asked the Florida Supreme Court to reconsider allowing him to begin screening replacements for three of its justices, arguing the court may have “misapprehended” his arguments that he holds that authority. The court issued an order Oct. 15 declaring that only the next Governor has the authority to replace Justices R. Fred Lewis, Peggy A. […]
Lloyd DunkelbergerSeptember 30, 2018
12min385
While the nation was fixated on the drama surrounding Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, Floridians were reminded this week that they have their own Supreme Court controversy in triplicate. Gov. Rick Scott reasserted his claim in court that he has the power, before he leaves office in January, to appoint replacements for […]
Michael MolineSeptember 20, 2018
8min934
A closely divided Florida Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated a bad faith judgment against Geico Insurance, concluding in a 4-3 decision that the insurer had improperly exposed a policyholder to an $8.5 million judgment in a wrongful death action. Writing for the majority, Justice Peggy A. Quince emphasized insurers’ duty to zealously represent customers against potential […]