SDFLA updates

 1.  Jason Reding Quiñones is on his way to becoming the U.S. Attorney for the SDFLA.  Via the Miami Herald:

Miami-Dade County Judge Jason Reding Quiñones took a big step on Thursday toward being confirmed as the top federal prosecutor in South Florida, as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines in favor of President Donald Trump’s pick for the region’s high-profile law enforcement post. The Republican-led committee vote 12-9 for Reding to head the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, making him the first nominee for such a position in Trump’s second term to be sent to the full Senate for confirmation.

2.  A former intern at the U.S. Attorney's office can sue after the 11th Circuit reverses dismissal in part.  Via law.com:

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a case regarding a former intern of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida who alleged he was unlawfully terminated and that his superior spread defamatory statements about him to media outlets.

***And the U.S. Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling in full—except for one issue.

“While some of Lehr’s alleged actions fall within the scope of her employment, sending Mullane’s hearing transcript to members of the press does not,” the Court ruled.

“If true, the sending of the hearing transcript and related documents to the media would fall outside the scope of Lehr’s employment," the Court ruled. "Lehr would thus not be entitled to protection under the Westfall Act with respect to that alleged act.”

3.  I missed the event, but a few weeks ago Judge Williams interviewed Judge Abudu at the federal courthouse.  I heard it was an incredible event with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.