It was an incredibly proud moment for Judge Louis Schiff who yesterday gave the Oath of Attorney for the Florida Bar to his son, Erik. A former special education teacher for Duval County public schools, Erik Schiff graduated from Barry University School of Law this year. Judge Schiff held the swearing in ceremony in his courtroom at the North Regional Courthouse, where he has presided for the past 23 years.

“This ranks as one of the highlights of my judicial career,” said Judge Schiff. Congratulations Erik!

With the recent announcement of the July 2019 Florida Bar examination results, scores of soon-to-be-attorneys are being sworn in around the state. Judge Levenson swore in two new attorneys today in his courtroom. Whether private or public ceremony, the Seventeenth Circuit judiciary is always available to help in administering the attorney oath. Next week, the central courthouse will host a mass swearing-in ceremony in the jury room for new attorneys.

The second presentation of the two-part event, “The Opioid Crisis: How it Affects You!” took place on August 29, featuring experts in the field discussing different treatment options and approaches to drug abuse. More than 100 people from the community attended the event which included the presentations and a question and answer session.

Last week, in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, The Broward County Hispanic Bar Association, The Broward Bar Association and the Broward County Latin Entrepreneurs hosted  “Behind the Gavel: A Celebration of Hispanic Judges,”  honoring the work of the Hispanic judges of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. The evening event drew quite a crowd, honoring the twelve circuit and county judges on the bench in Broward County.

Thank you to the Broward Voluntary Bar Associations for all the hard work gathering and delivering aid supplies for the Bahamas this past weekend, as part of the Hurricane Dorian relief effort. Several judges, attorneys, and their families, all pitched in to load up and deliver truckfulls of supplies to a city collection spot.