J.B. challenged her termination of parental rights, arguing her attorney was ineffective in representing her in the trial court. The First District Court of Appeal upheld the lower court’s ruling to terminate J.B.’s parental rights. However, the 1st DCA also certified two questions of great public importance for this Court’s review. The questions deal with the standard of proof and the procedure to be followed if parents argue they did not receive a fair hearing because of ineffective counsel.

Click on the links to watch more oral arguments from 2/3/15:

Ronnie Williams v. State, SC13-1472

Board of Trustees, Jacksonville, etc. v. Curtis Lee, SC13-1315

Derral Hodgkins v. State, SC13-1004