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2025 Jacksonville Board Certified Attorneys

2025 Jacksonville Board Certified Attorneys

The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization announced the 82 lawyers who earned Florida Bar board certifications in June. We sat down with some of the recently certified lawyers here in Jacksonville to discuss their aspirations and inspirations.

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2026 Florida Bar Convention

The Florida Bar held its Annual Convention at the Signia by Hilton. Jacksonville attorney Michael Fox Orr was sworn in as the 78th president on June 19. […]

Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association Hosts Judicial Reception

Over 500 attorneys, judges and legal professionals attended the Judicial Reception on June 3 at Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront […]

JWLA Founder Barbara Bost McGriff Lifetime Member Award

Barbara Bost McGriff has received the lifetime membership award from the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association. She helped found the organization in 1982 and served as president in 1985-1986. […]

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In what year was the United States Department of Justice established?

CORRECT!

Congress established the Department of Justice in 1870 to centralize the federal government’s legal affairs under the leadership of the Attorney General.

 

WRONG! This is the year Congress created the office of the Attorney General, but the Department of Justice did not yet exist. 

WRONG! This was the year the Civil War ended. Although the federal government was expanding its legal responsibilities, the Department of Justice had not yet been created.

 

WRONG!

This year is associated with major federal developments such as the creation of the Federal Reserve System, not the establishment of the Department of Justice.

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Why a Revolution?

What is the source of our rights? If our rights came from King George III, then he would have had the authority to limit them.

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The Cornerstone: Trial by Jury

Two hundred and fifty years ago, our founding fathers pledged their Lives, Fortunes, and sacred Honor to protect the jury trial system. Among the grievances