POSTPONED: Hot Topics in Evidence 2026
Hot Topics in Evidence 2026 was scheduled for April 23, in-person-only at the Osvaldo N. Soto Miami-Dade Justice Center in Miami. Sponsored by The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee, The Criminal Law Section, and The [...]
Criminal Law Section to host legislative update CLE during Bar’s Fall Meeting
If you're heading to Orlando for The Florida Bar Fall Meeting, make plans to join us for "Inside the Florida Legislature," a free, half-day, in-person CLE on October 30 in conjunction with the Fall Meeting. [...]
Justice Couriel Praises Florida’s Criminal Bar, Defends Textualist Approach
Florida Bar News Senior Editor Jim Ash wrote an excellent recap on Justice John Couriel’s presentation at our Criminal Law Update CLE during the Annual Florida Bar Convention. Read the full Bar News write-up here. [...]
Four Emerging Leaders Selected for Inaugural Fellowship Program of the Criminal Law Section
The Criminal Law Section has selected four young lawyers to participate in the section’s first-ever Fellowship Program, a new initiative designed to spur interest, retain, and foster participation in the section among the next generation [...]
Retired Supreme Court Justice Peggy A. Quince Will Receive Goldin Award
Retired Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy A. Quince has been selected to receive the Criminal Law Section’s 2025 Selig I. Goldin Memorial Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to Florida’s criminal justice system and [...]
Criminal Law Section Awards 2024 Student Scholarships
Congratulations to the four Florida law students who received the Criminal Law Section’s 2024 Student Scholarship Awards. The Section’s 2023-2024 Chair, Joe Spataro, presented the awards during the Section’s Membership and Awards Ceremony at the [...]