JANUARY 5, 2024 -- Since 2006, Gavel to Gavel has tracked state-by-state legislative activity with potential impact on state courts.
Notable Legislation Includes:
- Bills focusing on judicial selection
- Florida House and Senate bills would require that judicial retention election ballots include the name of the governor who appointed the judge or justice.
- In Vermont, where the legislature votes to retain judges and justices, the retention criteria would include empathy and a demonstrated understanding of equity and bias to the list of factors considered.
- Florida bills would exempt from all public records the personally identifiable information for current or former clerks of the circuit court; law already covers such information for judges and court staff.