Republican State Attorney blasts judicial circuit consolidation as effort to advance Gov. DeSantis' political aims
The Republican State Attorney in the Florida Keys is blasting a current effort to consolidate decades-old judicial circuit boundaries as pure politics designed to keep suspended Democratic prosecutors from winning at the ballot box next year.
Dennis Ward, the top prosecutor for the 16th Judicial Circuit, is sounding the alarm about plans he predicts will be fast-tracked through the Legislature this coming Session to serve Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political aims.
He said he’s willing to speak out at the risk of getting fired because of the scope of the disaster he sees resulting from this project. Other State Attorneys have spoken out against the effort too. Palm Beach County’s State Attorney Dave...
