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Angela Dempsey

Angela Dempsey

Circuit Judge, Second Judicial Circuit (Leon County, FL)

Appears in 1 story

Notable Quotes

Dempsey noted that the 2015 hunt had already been found constitutional under a rational‑basis test and called the 2025 framework “significantly more conservative” in both quotas and timing.([cbsnews.com](https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-bear-hunt-2025-lawsuit-rejected/?utm_source=openai))

Stories

Florida’s black bear hunt returns: science, politics and a once–threatened species

Rule Changes

Denied injunction seeking to halt 2025 hunt; underlying case continues

Florida launched a state-sanctioned black bear hunt on December 6, 2025, the first since 2015. The state allowed 172 lottery-selected permit holders to kill one bear each across four hunting zones. Only 52 bears were harvested by season's end on December 28, per FWC data released December 29.

Updated May 10