The Florida Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended former Broward Sheriff Ken Jenne’s law license, a move expected after Jenne pleaded guilty to mail-fraud conspiracy and tax evasion relating to his receiving payments from BSO contractors, according to a story in the Miami Herald.

Jenne gave up a lucrative law practice in 1998 when Gov. Lawton Chiles appointed him Broward Sheriff. According to the story, Jenne blames his financial situation as a reason he turned to BSO contractors to supplement his income.

“The [JAA] blog absolutely effectuated change,” said Broward County public defender Howard Finkelstein. “There is no question in my mind that it had a great deal to do with the toppling of the past judicial administration.”

Romano’s new office building in Lake Worth, dubbed the EcoCentre, will use recycled sink water in its indoor waterfall and will capture rainwater for irrigation.

Miami-Dade Public Defender Bennett Brummer (above), who has held the office since 1977, will not seek re-election, according to a story in the Miami Herald.

”I’ve been thinking about [retiring] for many years. I wanted to leave when the office was at its strongest,” he said.

Rumpole at Justice Building Blog offers some commentary about Brummer and some of the grumblings he’s heard on his blog from assistant PDs.

Thompson, who is something of a super villian to gamers, tried unsuccessfully to get the video game Bully banned and was even immortalized as a character in a version of the Mortal Kombat game.

Robinson was scheduled to speak today on how morality affects gay and lesbian legal rights.

Hornick told deputies he forgot that the gun was in his briefcase. He has a license to carry a concealed weapon, the story said.

Brady’s attorney, Lawrence Livoti says his client never misled anyone.

“This is not a question of somebody working out of a warehouse with a desk and a lamp and a law book on his table. He dealt with clients, he was a consultant to land use and zoning,” he said. “If people misunderstood that, that’s regrettable.”

Rumpole at the Justice Building Blog has the list of contenders.

Coral Gables attorney Reginald Clyne (left) says residents of the Durrs neighborhood wouldn’t have bought their homes if they knew of the health hazards.

Soil studies have found high levels of arsenic and other toxic chemicals near the neighborhood.