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Unprecedented Flagler Forum With 7 Judges Has Some Make News and Others De-Mystify The Bench

March 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Ed Fuller of the Flagler Palm Coast Forum hosted what may be the only judges' forum of the 2018 election season Tuesday evening at Palm Coast's Hilton Garden Inn. Some 80 to 90 people attended the event, not counting bailiffs. (© FlaglerLive)

Seven local judges appeared at the Flagler Palm Coast Forum Tuesday evening, the Ed Fuller group devoted to civic and electoral discussions featuring candidates running for office.

Shake-Up in Chambers: At Flagler Courthouse, 3 Judges Intervene Over Allegations of Deputies’ Sexual and Racial Improprieties

March 16, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Three of the Flagler County Sheriff's deputies assigned to courthouse duty that were named in internal inquiries, and that led to a shake-up at the courthouse: from left, Sgt. John Bray, who lost his position as a supervisor of courthouse bailiffs and was assigned desk duty at the Palm Coast Precinct, Jonathan Freshcorn, whose duties are unchanged, and Jeffrey Puritis, who has twice been disciplined since November and was re-assigned, a few weeks ago, to road patrol. He had been assigned to Judge Dennis Craig. (© FlaglerLive)

Two bailiffs have been disciplined and reassigned out of the courthouse, bailiffs have a new supervisor, and one judge’s administrative assistant lost her job as a judge’s assistant as a result of the alleged improprieties.

A Rape Allegation at Heart of Divorce Between Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland And Sheriff’s Ex-Chief Deputy

July 10, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

The parties arriving at this morning's hearing before Circuit Judge R. Lee Smith at the Flagler County Courthouse. From left, David O'Brien and his attorney, Stephen Alexander, Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland, and her attorney, Doug Kneller. (© Jon Hardison for FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland in court filings alleges ex-Flagler Sheriff Chief Deputy David O’Brien repeatedly raped her while she was unconscious in 2013, shortly before their separation.

In Rare Joint Appearance, Flagler’s 3 Judges Speak Candidly About the Job’s Challenges On and Off Bench

June 22, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

'Go Penguins,' Circuit Judge Dennis Craig said during his introduction (to echo an audience member), a reference to Pittsburgh, where he was born and raised, and first practiced law for 11 years. He spoke this morning alongside County Judge Melissa Moore-Stens and Circuit Judge R. Lee Smith at a Common Grounds forum organized by the Flagler County Chamber of Commerce. (© FlaglerLive)

Circuit Court judges Dennis Craig and R. Lee Smith and County Court Melissa Moore-Stens spoke of personal and professional challenges and addressed the Flagler bench’s workload.

Sally’s Safe Haven at Year 2: Where Children Traumatized by a Violent Parent Can Still Visit

September 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

sally's safe haven

Sally’s Safe Haven in Bunnell, which has served almost 100 families so far, allows supervised visits for parents otherwise restricted from seeing their child. The haven is underwritten by a federal grant and run by the county and the the Children’s Home Society.

Ex-Traffic Homicide Prosecutor Ray Lee Smith Joins Flagler Bench as Family Law Judge

May 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Judge Ray Lee Smith. (Seventh Judicial Circuit)

Smith, 43, a Ponte Vedra Beach resident, will preside over family law cases. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge J. David Walsh earlier this year.

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