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Mar 10, 2021 By Jim Ash Senior Editor News in Photos
Jay Kim
Months of collaboration with Bar sections, committees, judges, and outside groups has paid off with the Board of Governors signing off on a guide for remote court proceedings.
At a March 5 virtual Board of Governors meeting, Board Technology Committee Chair Jay Kim reported that the latest iteration of “Florida Bar Recommended Best Practices Guide for Remote Court Proceedings,” updated February 25, is ready to post.
“It will be updated as necessary as more things develop,” Kim assured the board.
The guide is posted on the COVID-19 Information and Resources webpage, as well as www.legalfuel.com, the webpage of LegalFuel: The Practice Resource Center of The Florida Bar.
05:10 AM EST Share Chief judges in the state’s three districts participate in a videoconference discussing the response to COVID-19.
While each of the three U.S. District Courts in Florida is handling the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic independently, there’s a common theme for how the federal judiciary is conducting business.
“The wheels of justice are turning. Attorneys and judges are working as hard as ever,” said Melissa Visconte, chair of The Florida Bar Federal Court Practice Committee, at a Feb. 11 videoconference with the chief judges in each district.
Visconte, along with committee Vice Chair Anitra Raiford, moderated the discussion with Chief Judge of the Northern District Kent Wetherell, Chief Judge of the Middle District Timothy Corrigan and Chief Judge of the Southern District Michael Moore.
Jan 13, 2021 By Jim Ash Senior Editor Top Stories
Joshua Houss Marks
With a January 20 deadline for comments fast approaching, standing Committee on Technology members proposed some last-minute changes to The Florida Bar’s proposed “Recommended Best Practices Guide for Remote Court Proceedings.”
At a January 11 videoconference meeting, several committee members zeroed in on Remote Procedures Applicable to All Proceedings 1.12: “The preferred videoconferencing platform is Zoom.”
Some committee members expressed concern that the recommendation was too specific, considering that some judicial circuits are using alternate platforms, including WebEx and Microsoft Teams.
“Is there a need to offer a preferred platform within this guidance?” asked Vice Chair Joshua Marks.