FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has sent a letter to Broward County's top judge "to express dismay at the behavior" of Judge Elizabeth ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer, who presided over the sentencing trial for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz, is resigning at the end of next month. Scherer, ...

The Broward County judge who presided over the Parkland school shooter's trial is stepping down. Judge Elizabeth Scherer submitted her letter of resignation to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Wednesday, ...

Florida judge Elizabeth Scherer has been disqualified from a death row inmate's case for showing sympathy to the state during the sentencing hearing of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz — including ...