Rodolfo Ruiz II Rodolfo Ruiz was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as a federal judge in the Southern District of Florida. Ruiz had served as a Miami-Dade County circuit judge from November, 2014 through to this appointment. 3rd District Court of Appeal Named clerk of the 3rd District Court of Appeal was Mercedes Prieto, Miami. Prieto Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee Appointed to the newly formed committee by Commissioner Nikki Fried were: Kim Rivers, Tallahassee, CEO of the Trulieve medical marijuana provider. Dr. Barry Gordon, Venice, owner and chief medical officer of Compassionate Cannabis. David Kotler, Boca Raton, partner in the Cohen Kotler law firm and of counsel to the Hoban Law Group Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Florida Department of Management Services Named deputy secretary of business operations was Patrick Gillespie. Gillespie previously worked as an account manager at CoreMessage Inc. and as press secretary at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Florida Veterans Foundation Appointed chairman was retired U.S. Navy Senior Chief Bob Asztalos, Tallahassee. Appointed by executive director Danny Burgess, Asztalos is Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Chief Justice Award for Judicial Excellence David Denkin was presented the Chief Justice Award for Judicial Excellence by Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady. Denkin has served as a Sarasota County judge since 2003. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Appointed to the Board of Governors of Citizens Property was Bo Rivard, Panama City. Rivard, a partner at Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Governor DeSantis appointments: District Board of Trustees of Tallahassee Community College Reappointed was Eugene Lamb, Jr., Midway, a retired teacher who has served on the District Board of Trustees of Tallahassee Community College since 2007. Fifth Circuit Court Appointed were Judge Brian Welke, a Lake County judge who previously worked as an adoption attorney; and Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]