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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

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Judge Martinez Receives Davison Award

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By John R Byrne It's hard to find a bigger fan of the U than Judge Martinez. For a while, he even did the Spanish language broadcast for...
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Sunday, November 09, 2025

The talk of the town

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 Everyone has been talking about the grand jury investigating Trump's "grand conspiracy" theory here in the Southern District ...
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Thursday, November 06, 2025

2026 Red Mass

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By Jordi C. Martínez-Cid Yesterday was the Red Mass of the Holy Spirit at Gesù Catholic Church. The Miami Catholic Lawyers Guild organizes...
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Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Judge Emett Clay Choate

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By John R. Byrne We're moving into the '50s now with our SDFLA judges, featuring Judge Emett Clay Choate today. Judge Choate preside...
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Tuesday, November 04, 2025

Howe on the Court

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By John R. Byrne One of the best events our local chapter of the FBA puts on every year is the Supreme Court roundup with Amy Howe. The co-f...
Monday, November 03, 2025

Should CJA lawyers (and PDs) start refusing appointments?

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 There's whispers going around that this might happen because they haven't been paid in many months because of the shutdown.  And co...
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Thursday, October 30, 2025

Judge Altman to Moderate Panel on Israeli-Hamas Conflict

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By John R. Byrne Federal judges generally fall into two camps. Ones who do most (if not all) public speaking from the bench and on case-rela...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Who the heck is that?!

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By John R. Byrne If you've spent any time in the Wilkie D. Ferguson building, you likely have had occasion to stare up at the various po...
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