Annual Symposium

Moot Court Government Symposium Overview Government Affairs

Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division
Government Symposium

This year's event was held at the
Florida State University College of Law
Tallahassee, Florida
February 22nd, 2008

Program details included:

Hot Topics on Judicial Independence, a Foundation of Democracy

Independent judges ensure the predictable and just administration of our laws and rules. But judges and the justice system are under constant and increasingly
more vigorous attack on many fronts, including, for example:

1. Groups advocating for the politicization of judicial appointments and
   elections.
2. Groups advocating the penalizing of judges who rule against their belief systems.
3. Outright threats to sitting judges from both sides of pending cases.
4. Potential funding and other cuts to the judical branch and more.

These and other current threats to judicial independence affect all citizens and lawyers. 

Details for next year's Government Symposium will be posted
once they become available.

Questions?

Project Chair
R.J. Haughey -
rhaughey@sbwlegal.com

&

Vice Chairs
Chrissy Davis -
cdavis@carltonfields.com

Victoria Wu -
vewu@aol.com

View Details from the 2007 Government Symposium