David Lawrence Jr. reappointed to FAMU Board of Trustees
Gov. Ron DeSantis last week announced the appointment of David Lawrence Jr. to the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees.
Lawrence Jr., of Coral Gables, is Chair of The Children’s Movement of Florida.
Previously, he was publisher of The Miami Herald, publisher and executive director of the Detroit Free Press and editor of the Charlotte Observer.
Lawrence Jr., who has served on the FAMU Board of Trustees since 2015, is Director Emeritus on The Everglades Foundation Board of Directors and is a former Chairman of both the Children’s Trust of Miami-Dade County and the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe.
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Welcome To The Next Era Of The Federal Circuit
Law360 (April 23, 2021, 12:58 PM EDT) The Federal Circuit is heading into a significant period of change, with a pending judge nomination that would be a landmark moment for diversity, a new chief judge taking over next month and several active judges eligible to retire at any moment.
President Joe Biden has already named Perkins Coie LLP partner Tiffany P. Cunningham to the Federal Circuit, a move that could pave the way for the appeals court s first Black judge, but that nomination is expected to be just the beginning of fresh additions to the bench. Attorneys also say Judge Kimberly A. Moore, who is set to become.
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The Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Sharon Prost, has quipped that, with her experience in both the legislative and judicial branches of government, she is a “walking separation of powers.”
1 Prior to her appointment to the Federal Circuit in 2001, where she has presided as chief since 2014, she served as a lawyer for the Senate, including as Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)’s chief counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee. With this resume, Judge Prost has amassed decades of exposure to and expertise with IP issues affecting the pharmaceutical industry.
TCC, FDOC program helps offenders transition with job certification
Tynes, Brian
and last updated 2021-01-29 20:48:24-05
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Some Florida offenders will be attending college for free.
Tallahassee Community College is partnering with FDOC to help 24 transitioning offenders will receive the skills needed to support a smooth transition back into the workforce while earning the nationally recognized industry credential, the commercial driverâs license (CDL).
Tallahassee Community College s Transportation and Logistics program begins Friday, Jan. 29 at 8 a.m. and lasts for eight weeks. A total of three groups of eight individuals will complete training by June 30, 2021, in the program.