Announcements

The consolidation process in the Florida Office of Judges of Compensation Claims is moving forward. We are on a fiscal year.  2023 began July 1, 2022, and will soon be over. This post will overview where we have come and what the remainder of fiscal 2023 is going to bring.  In March 2022, the OJCC announced the beginning of the consolidation process. That involved the closure of Districts Lakeland, Melbourne, and Pt. St. Lucie. There was some related shifting of counties from Districts Gainesville and Panama City at that time. This is all detailed in Consolidation Plans (March 30, 2022).  The 60 days thereafter were busy, as the various logistics were addressed. Counties were moved to new district assignments, offices were closed, staff was re-aligned and adjusted. By the end of fiscal 2022, Districts Lakeland, Melbourne, and Pt. St. Lucie were consolidated, and their changes were complete. This is detailed in Office Consolidation Update (May 26, 2022). An update, June 2022 Consolida

Paolo Longo, Chair-Elect of the Worker's Compensation Section of The Florida Bar is coordinating "Meet and Greet" sessions throughout the state. Judge Humphries has announced that Jacksonville will hold its Meet and Greet at noon on April 5, 2023. In addition to Judges Holley, Stanton and Humphries, Chief Judge Brian Newman and Deputy Chief Judge David Langham will also be present and participating. The format provides for each of the Jacksonville judges to set up in their hearing rooms with approximately 25% of those in attendance rotating through. This is your opportunity to speak with each judge about anything pertaining to the adjudicatory process. Those attending will determine the subject matter of each session. The idea is to have an open exchange of questions, comments and concerns. We, the judges, want to hear from you about whatever is on your mind. Judges Newman and Langham will jointly host a session as well and can provide insight from a "big pict