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Monday, June 01, 2026

I ZOOM; THEY ZOOM; WE ZOOM; YOU ZOOM

 This is not a PC post about pronouns. You won't find that on these pages. Call yourself what you wish and we shall honor your request. It's your life and your pronouns. 

This is about Zoom. Specifically Zoom for first appearance hearings

We had it, we lost it, and now... very much like a ceasefire with Iran...it's on...it's off...it's in between...

We now (drum roll please) HAVE ZOOM BACK FOR FIRST APPEARANCES. 


 

 Here is what you need to Zoom in:

Any attorney is welcome to appear remote.  The Zoom number will change (not sure yet how frequently) and the Zoom number will not be publicly posted for security reasons.  However, attorneys are welcome to call my chambers at 305-548-5120 or email my judicial assistant, Cary Rodriguez, at crodriguez@jud11.flcourts.org to obtain the Zoom ID. 

Felony First Appearance

Judge Glazer has set up a new Zoom meeting for Felony First Appearances:

UPDATE- WE guess AI didn't pick up that this zoom is private- somehow, in the age of Florida's rules against private meetings with state officials, sunshine law etc. So just email your fav FACDL apparatchik and they will send it to you....privately. 
Far be it from us to break the rules. 


Let us know how it goes. You have 29 days. We are (nearly) done with this foolishness. 

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wait just a minute here Rumpy. It says above “PLEASE DO NOT SHARE JUDGE GLAZER’S Zoom ID Publicly.” Then you went ahead and did exactly that. What am I missing here.

Rumpole said...

My AI didn’t pick up that caveat. I went back and removed it. The blog has been run by AI for about a year now. You knew that right ?

Anonymous said...

The FIU case is dumb, the first appearance judge's comments on it were dumb, and removing Zoom because some feelings were hurt was dumb. Being a judge is completely optional, if you don't like being in the public eye then don't be a public servant!

Anonymous said...

You shouldn't have removed it. Courtrooms are open to the public, closing off Zoom to some versus others or hiding it is unconstitutional.