Jesse SchecknerMarch 3, 2023
5min0
Clerk offices this year anticipate a $36.5M operational shortfall this year.
Tag: Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers
Jesse SchecknerMarch 3, 2023
Drew WilsonFebruary 21, 2023
3min0
'Morgan has proven herself to be a valuable part of our team.'
Drew WilsonMay 25, 2018
3min284
New lobbying compensation reports show Larry Overton and his two partners reeled in enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with some much larger firms. The trio, which also includes James Card and Joel Overton, earned an estimated $580,000 in lobbying pay during the first quarter — $430,000 from its legislative clients and $150,000 from its […]
Staff ReportsAugust 21, 2017
2min190
The second quarter proved to be a busy one for Paul Hawkes. Hawkes had a roster of 16 legislative and 13 executive branch clients helped him bring at least $130,00 — $75,000 for legislative work and $55,000 for executive branch work — during the three-month period. He could earn a maximum of $249,977 — a maximum of […]
William PatrickJanuary 23, 2017
12min194
It’s a vicious circle: Poor people who can’t afford their court-related costs and penalties incur escalating costs for not paying, further indebting them to the state. “It’s a circle that some people get stuck in and they can’t get out,” Christopher Torres, a Tallahassee defense attorney and former Florida assistant attorney general, told Watchdog.org. Compounding the problem is […]
Jim RosicaJuly 19, 2016
2min254
Molly Kellogg-Schmauch, formerly communications director for the Florida Commission on Offender Review, is now with the Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers association. As of June 22, Kellogg-Schmauch has taken the new role of chief communications officer for the group representing the state’s clerks of courts. She remains in Tallahassee. She has 15 years of communications experience and has […]
Staff ReportsJanuary 21, 2016
1min370
The state’s court clerks are expected to highlight the need for a funding boost during the Senate’s criminal and civil justice appropriations committee. The Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers is scheduled to make a presentation to the subcommittee at 9 a.m., Thursday. The presentation will focus on the results of a study, which shows a […]