🏦Change in judicial lineup

😸Happy Tuesday!

Just like that, Leesburg Bikefest has motored into the past and left us in its dust. Photographers Paul Ryan, Cindy Peterson and I took photos at the event and realized what an amazingly diverse and entertaining crowd makes up the the biker community at large.

What did you love about the three-day event? What did you think could have been better? Let us know your thoughts for a Daily Commercial follow-up piece. Email us at news@dailycommercial.com

😎 Do you know what would be so cool? If you'd forward this email and have your friends link to a free Daily Briefing subscription .

🏦Circuit judges on the move

5th Judicial Circuit Judge Tim McCourt took his seat on the bench in Lake County on Jan. 3, appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Before that, he was general counsel for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office since 2019, served as president of the Marion County Bar Association, and served as an assistant state attorney in the circuit for 10 years.

Fast forward to this spring: A month after Ocala-based Circuit Judge Anthony Tatti traded in his black robe to be a defense attorney, Gov. Ron DeSantis made an appointment to fill Tatti's position. The new judge will work in Lake County, freeing up Judge McCourt to take on Tatti's docket in Ocala.

Learn all about the moves here.

🔊More news you can use

💜 Home still needed for Betty White and Kodiak: A loving dog dad, environment and wildlife activist, and all-around Renaissance Man, Brook Heimbaugh died of esophageal cancer on April 1. He leaves behind two majestic, well-behaved Great Pyrenees, and his besties are still looking for a loving home for them. The friends, who have several of their own pets already, cannot take them in and are offering to help out financially with expenses. If you're interested, call Ginger Scott-Slater at 512-669-2990.

👷 ICYMI: Minneola is in major growth mode : Plans are approved for more than 4,100 homes in the Hills of Minneola, including multi-family apartments near Florida’s Turnpike. Learn more here.

⛅ What will it be like outside? Expect partly to mostly cloudy conditions today and a slight chance of a rain shower; high of 86 degrees, low of 66; winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph, says The Weather Channel .

📬Tuesday Mailbag: This just in from our inbox

From: Allison Long, event coordinator of Hand in Hand Recovery , events@grit4u.com

Subject: Hand in Hand Recovery — the Journey Home Gala

Hi Julie, I wanted to thank you for attending the gala and doing the awesome article on Hand in Hand Recovery . We so appreciate it! You really covered a lot of important points and we loved how you mentioned our presenting sponsor and our next event! I don't know how you got it done so quickly!

Thank you for being a voice for what we do and for those in addiction. It truly makes a difference. Many blessings, Allison

Thanks, Allison! Thank you for the invitation and all you do for the community. Please keep in touch!

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Bye for now!

JG

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