Legislation sponsored by State Senator Bobby Powell, Jr. (D-West Palm Beach), SB 1590, aimed at reining in excessive punishments for tardy jurors, unanimously passed its first Senate committee hearing on Tuesday. [Read more…] about Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bill to Retool Jury Sanctions
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Senator Powell files official complaint about judge who jailed young man for missing jury duty
State Senator Bobby Powell, Jr. (D-West Palm) on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission about Judge John S. Kastrenakes of the 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida for violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct in the case of Deandre Somerville oversleeping and missing jury duty. [Read more…] about Senator Powell files official complaint about judge who jailed young man for missing jury duty
