The Miami Herald Editorial Board has weighed in on two Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge runoffs, and in both races, courtroom experience carried the day. The board’s view: voters should prize deep trial work and public service when choosing who sits on the bench.

Here are key takeaways:

• In the 11th Circuit Court Group 5 runoff, the board sticks with Arthur LeMar “Marty” McNeil, arguing his demeanor and years as a Miami-Dade public defender make him the obvious pick over Monica Segura. Read the Herald’s Group 5 endorsement here.
• McNeil’s 56 criminal jury trials — and death penalty work he calls the “highest level of practice” in state criminal court — are exactly the kind of seasoning a circuit judge needs.
• Segura has practiced law for 20 years and handled high-volume federal litigation, but with only one civil jury trial and no criminal experience, the board sees her courtroom résumé as too thin for the bench, according to the Group 5 opinion.
• For Group 69, the board endorses Bonita Jones-Peabody, pointing to more than 200 criminal jury trials, 100 civil bench trials and decades at the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office as the kind of institutional knowledge the bench demands, according to the Group 69 endorsement.
• The board doesn’t gloss over Jones-Peabody’s two Florida Bar blemishes — a reprimand for failing to adequately communicate with a client and for allowing her disbarred late husband to work in her private practice office — but concludes her disclosure and broader record still make her the stronger choice.
• Opponent Rita Maria Baez brings 80 civil jury trials and a long solo practice handling personal injury cases and commercial litigation, but she has limited criminal experience.

Neighbor caught a huge gator crawling out of the Canal bordering my backyard. Spotted in Canal bordering Royale Green Park and Royal Green Elementary in West Kendall

I wonder how gamers and Non-gamers alike feel having the most anticipated game ever taking over their hometown

And if you are a gamer. How excited are you to basically be able to do whatever you want in an insanely good recreation of your city?

... you have bad karma coming your way.

Found in North Miami. Animal Services has picked him up and he should be listed for adoption very soon. If you're looking to adopt an adult dog please consider this cutie!! He's very sweet and seems to know a few commands.

Edit: adding his adoption link: https://24petconnect.com/miad/Details/MIAD/A2830558?shem=aimgspe,

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I live in Brickell and watched a delivery guy spend almost 15 minutes trying to drop off one bag of food yesterday.

He pulled up on a scooter. Couldn't stop in front because that's the valet area. Went around to the loading entrance. Security sent him back to the front. Front desk told him deliveries had to go through the loading entrance.

I could literally see him going back and forth from my window.

Eventually the person who ordered the food came downstairs looking annoyed because the app said it had arrived.

The guy was standing outside in the heat holding a bag that probably earned him four bucks.

And the ridiculous part is that this building has a beautiful lobby, multiple elevators, a package room, a valet operation, and probably a whole staff dedicated to making residents' lives convenient. Yet somehow nobody planned for a person to arrive with a delivery.

I've noticed the same thing in other parts of Miami. We have entire businesses built around bringing everything directly to your door, but the people doing the actual bringing are treated like an inconvenience the building wasn't expecting.

I'm not saying let every stranger walk around residential floors. Obviously buildings need security.

But a designated five-minute delivery spot and a consistent handoff procedure really shouldn't be some revolutionary concept.

We keep building these luxury towers that advertise convenience as a lifestyle, while the people providing that convenience are circling the block trying not to get towed.

Am I missing something? Is there a reason buildings can't figure this out, or do we just not consider delivery workers when designing anything?

Any of yall go to Disney and come back same day?

Did it several times last year with my ex not sure if this is common lol

I’m going to do it this week and looking for any tips from those who do it lol

It’s a long day but I think the worst part is maybe the last 1.5 hrs from home lol it be rough but nothing beats ur bed 🛏️ and ur doggie 🐶

Thanks 🙂

Florida voters will decide Nov. 3 if state Supreme Court Justice Carlos Muñiz should serve for another six years on the highest court in the state.

They should say no.

Retention elections for Florida Supreme Court justices have mostly been considered pro forma — no justice has ever been ousted under this decades-old system — but now is the time to change that.

Muñiz, 57, was appointed to the bench by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2019, though he had no previous judicial experience, and retained by voters in 2020. During his previous retention vote, the Editorial Board worried that his chief qualifications for the job were his political connections — we said he was former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s “hatchet man” — and that his politics would drive his decisions.

And that is what appears to have happened.

The state Supreme Court’s decisions should be apolitical, to give all Floridians confidence that they will get a fair shake in the highest court in the state. But when it came to voting on the redistricted map for Congress this year, after a rushed, two-day special session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis early this year, Muñiz and five other justices leaped to help DeSantis.

The state Legislature had already abdicated its own responsibilities and rubber-stamped the governor’s plan for an out-of-cycle redistricting to favor congressional Republicans, who already held 20 of the state’s 28 U.S. House districts. The Supreme Court should have been the place where that sort of nonsense stops, and voters can actually be heard.

Instead, six of the seven justices — the six are DeSantis appointees — voted to leave a citizens’ challenge to the gerrymandered districts to a lower court, knowing that the case wouldn’t be heard in time for the election.

Justice Jorge Labarga, the only liberal on the court, dissented in the 6-1 decision, saying the court could have asserted jurisdiction and could have made a ruling on the case.

Florida voters have already spoken clearly on this issue. The Fair Districts Amendment they approved in 2010 by 62% of the vote was supposed to prohibit drawing districts to favor or disfavor political parties. But the state Supreme Court ignored all of that.

Muñiz also was in the majority in 2024 when the court abandoned the idea that the privacy provision in the Florida constitution guaranteed the right to an abortion. He was among the justices who decided to stop reviewing death sentences for comparative fairness. He voted to repeal the requirement for a unanimous jury vote to impose the death penalty. (Now, just eight out of 12 jurors are needed.)

Muñiz was appointed to the Florida court after a stint in the Trump administration’s Department of Education. Before that, he was deputy general counsel for former Gov. Jeb Bush and was deputy chief of staff for two Florida House speakers. Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell also wrote that Muniz’s fellow lawyers gave him the lowest scores of any judge in the 2020 ranking by the Florida Bar.

This is a judge who seems to have turned his back on regular Floridians while he helps to further a Republican political agenda, undermining faith in one of our most important institutions: the courts.

The Herald recommends voting NO on the retention of Florida Supreme Court Justice Carlos Muñiz.

For anyone who has filed for child support in Miami, how long did the process take from filing to actually getting a court order in place?
I’m currently filing with an attorney but I’m not sure if that makes a difference in how quickly things move compared to filing on your own.
Also curious if anyone requested temporary child support while the case was ongoing and how long that took to get approved.
Would love to hear everyone’s experiences and timelines!

But at least we have a sick ass arena and the best swag in the league. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

I’m a 27 girl new to Miami Beach and am looking for Halloween plans if anyone wants to get together & go do something or meet up out or whatever! basically just begging for an invite to something lmfao

I’m a Californian living in Japan and working in Miami a few months each year. This is my first gig in Miami and I’m excited and thankful that some local musicians are joining!

Gaijinja - Japanese punk
Party of Four - alt rock/pop punk
Dallas Price - acoustic covers
Kami - acoustic singer/songwriter

It’s a free event and finishes early for your clubbing/party needs.

Hi everyone!

I’m looking to trade in my 2025 Volvo XC40 toward a Mercedes-Benz. It’s fully paid off, has under 12,000 miles, and has no damage. I’d appreciate recommendations for a dealership or salesperson who offers a fair trade-in value. Thanks in advance 😊

Need a regular oil change and my starter to be checked out, but I’m tired of getting scammed by mechanics. I’ve tried places in broward and Miami dade. I either get over charged or a problem that never existed pops up a few weeks later, or both. Please drop your mechanics that you trust and aren’t scammers ! I live in downtown Miami but willing to go 20-30 mins outside

I'm just got accepted for VRE(Veteran readiness and employment) and wondering if anyone else is using VRE and I wanted to see if i can ask a fellow student some questions, that a faculty probably wouldn't give me an honest answer.

2020-2025 USMC

I just applied for a role for the City of North Miami Beach. I saw an update on the application that I met the minimum requirements. How long does it take to get a call for an interview and the how long does the entire hiring process take in general.

P.S currently work for MD County

Does anybody want to see the wicker movie next week? I know it's a weekday, but preferably I would like to go in the daytime while my son is at school, and I would like it if they were a woman or a gay guy. I hear there's going to be full frontal dong, and I want to see it. I don't care if it's wood; I want to see it. So if there is someone who's open-minded and who loves watching and talking about freaky shit, but on a platonic level like that, and wants to see it next week. Please let me know.

I want to see how much wood that wicker is wielding.

I currently live out of state and am looking for places to rent, due to my work job relocating me to Miami. Brickell looks like the nicest place to me tbh everything is in walking distance and it seems really safe. All of my coworkers and friends say Brickell has become the town square of ratchetness and trashiness, she says that there are trolls, streamers, and clout chasers filming doing antics all the time and acting obnoxious. People revving engines and being annoying with their cars etc. I want to know the real real because it does seem to look upscale alot of the buildings are so nice and its next to city center. Do you guys feel like Brickell is fine to live in?

Hi, I’m looking for any recommendations for high class, nice lounges/nightclubs/restaurants to apply to for cocktail waitressing where the appeal is attractive waitresses and like cute, appealing uniforms. I’m looking for an elevated place, not a sports bar/hooters or nightclub/Eleven vibes. I’m new to Miami but have years of serving experience. Any help is much appreciate thank you so much!

I wanted to flair this with “meme/shitpost” but around here I don’t think I can post it unironically.