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The SDFLA Blog is dedicated to providing news and notes regarding federal practice in the Southern District of Florida. The New Times calls the blog "the definitive source on South Florida's federal court system." All tips on court happenings are welcome and will remain anonymous. Please email David Markus at dmarkus@markuslaw.com

Friday, August 30, 2013

What is Marco Rubio's reason for blocking Will Thomas?

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The DBR (John Pacenti) has a lengthy article about Marco Rubio's decision to block two African American nominees -- William Thomas and ...
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Thursday, August 29, 2013

JNC decides to interview these 17 applicants

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Two new federal district judges will come from this list: Beatrice Butchko Jack Tuter, Jr. John Thornton, Jr. David Haimes Thomas Rebu...
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Fat Joe to the Big House

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For 4 months on a tax evasion case.  He's at FDC.  From TMZ : Fat Joe has just turned himself in to prison to serve his 4 month sente...
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Monday, August 26, 2013

Justice Ginsburg not going anywhere

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She's been giving a bunch of interviews lately, the most recent one on the front page of yesterday's NY Times . Lots of really inte...
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Friday, August 23, 2013

Judge Scola sentences Khan to 25 years...

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...10 more than the prosecution was asking for. The AP's Curt Anderson has this : Hafiz Khan, 78, had faced up to 60 years behind bar...
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Thursday, August 22, 2013

CJA rates being cut by $15/hour to $110/hour

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That's the decision to save the Defenders from having to make massive layoffs around the country. From the USA Today article : The fed...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Breaking -- Applicants for the Southern District of Florida District Bench

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Your next two federal judges will come from this list (which is in no particular order): 1. Peter Lopez 2. Gary Eason 3. Marina Wood 4....
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Monday, August 19, 2013

Judge Rosemary Barkett is leaving the 11th Circuit

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She's headed to the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague, which was established in 1981 to resolve claims between the two cou...
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