Legal aid providers protect the rights of millions of Americans with low-income each year in areas such as housing, consumer, family, education and employment, and defend access to services for people of all backgrounds, including children, veterans, victims of domestic violence, the elderly, and those living with ...
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Generally, you will be eligible if your income does not exceed 125% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines. In some counties and in some cases, domestic violence and elderly clients may not be subject to the income guidelines.
Katherine Fernandez Rundle (Democratic Party) is the Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit State Attorney. Fernandez Rundle assumed office in 1993.
LSC-funded programs help people who live in households with annual incomes at or below 125% of the federal poverty guidelines – in 2021, that is $16,100 for an individual, $33,125 for a family of four. Clients come from every ethnic and age group and live in rural, suburban, and urban areas.
Carlos J. Martinez, the first Hispanic elected Public Defender in the US, is Miami-Dade County's Public Defender. He was elected in 2008, and re-elected in 2012, 2016 and 2020 without opposition. Mr.
The top prosecutor in each judicial circuit in Florida is called the “State Attorney.” The other attorneys working under the State Attorney are “Assistant State Attorneys” or the “ASA.” Other states use the term “District Attorney.”
The average Asa base salary at Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office is $55K per year.
County Civil Judges have jurisdiction over Contract and Indebtedness cases up to $50,000, Landlord Tenant/Eviction cases, Small Claims and debt collection cases (amounts up to $8,000), Auto negligence, Condominium and Personal Injury Protection cases $8,001 to $50,000.