2/7/17 Florida Supreme Court Oral Arguments; John Doe v. State, SC16-1852

Fourteen people who were facing possible commitment under Florida’s mental health law challenged a Lee County judge’s decision to preside over their hearings remotely via videoconferencing equipment. The Second District Court of Appeal ruled there was no clearly established right to have a judge in a mental commitment case physically present at the hearing. But the 2nd DCA also certified the legal question to be one of great public importance for this Court’s review.

Watch More from 2/7/17:

Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 15-200 re: John Patrick Contini, SC15-2148

Freddy D’Agastino, et al., v. The City of Miami, et al., SC16-645