DeSantis appoints St. Johns County judge to Seventh Judicial Circuit Court

'Flawed decision': Ron DeSantis defies judge amid outrage over detention

Gov. Ron DeSantis is standing by Attorney General James Uthmeier’s open defiance of a federal court order requiring law enforcement agencies in Florida to halt immigration arrests under a new state immigration law. Talking with reporters in Tampa, the governor said the episode raises a “larger issu...

DeSantis appoints St. Johns County judge to Seventh Judicial Circuit Court

Lauren Blocker, of Ponte Vedra, will serve as a judge on the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court, the governor announced Wednesday.