Central Courthouse Wings to be Named for Local Legal Pioneers
Click here to read “Broward courthouse wings to be named for Coral Springs mayor and county’s first black judge” in the Sun Sentinel newspaper.
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2018 National Adoption Day Event
Fifty-five children were adopted into loving families in Broward County on Saturday, November 17, 2018, as the Seventeenth Circuit held its 16th annual adoption day event in the downtown Fort Lauderdale courthouse.
Several agencies and staff collaborated to make this program a success, once again. Thirteen judges were on-hand to finalize the adoptions throughout the day. Those participating were: Judge Bowman, Chief Judge Tuter, Judge Bristol, Judge Weinstein, Judge Gillespie, Judge Izquierdo, Judge Gundersen, Judge Schulman, Judge Gamm, Judge Frink, Judge Porth, Judge Levenson, and Judge Feld.
Congratulations to everyone who participated and to the many families that adopted a child!
CMS System Status
The 17th Circuit’s Court Management System is currently only available to View Hearings. All users are currently unable to Schedule New Hearings or Submit New Orders. Our technicians are working on the problem and should have the system fully functional by Monday, November 26th.
We apologize for this inconvenience.
Courts Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
Judge Schiff Presents Webinar to Judges Nationwide
Broward County Court Judge Louis H. Schiff presented an afternoon webinar for the National Judicial College from his office at the North Regional Courthouse on November 15. More than 300 judges from Alaska to Florida attended his presentation which focused on professionalism in court.
Judge Schiff is in his 22nd year as a county court judge, and he has been a volunteer faculty member for the National Judicial College for the past 12 years. In addition to being on the faculty for the NJC, he serves as a judicial educator for the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies; Florida New Judges College; and Florida DUI/Traffic Adjudication program.
He is a past education chairman for the Conference of County Court Judges of Florida, as well as a Past-President of the Conference of County Court Judges of Florida.
Judge Barner Featured on Local Mural
Judge Florence Barner recently had her portrait added to a neighborhood mural honoring Broward’s black legal pioneers. The mural, located on Sistrunk Boulevard across from Henry’s sandwich shop, features many of the pioneers that were honored earlier this year at the “Celebration of the Black Legal Community, Broward’s Legal Firsts” event hosted at the central courthouse.
The Investiture of the Honorable N. Hunter Davis
On Friday, November 9, 2018, the Seventeenth Circuit hosted the investiture ceremony for Judge N. Hunter Davis. Family, friends, and colleagues were on hand to celebrate the occasion. Judge Davis’ wife and son robed him. Appointed to the Circuit bench in September by Governor Rick Scott, Judge Davis works in the Family division.
Probate Bench, Clerk and Bar Roundtable
The Broward County Bar Association hosted a Probate Bench, Clerk and Bar Roundtable event on Thursday, November 8 in the jury room at the Central Courthouse. Panelists including Judge Peter M. Weinstein, Judge Charles M. Greene, Judge Mily Powell, Magistrate Yves Laventure and representatives from the Staff Attorneys and Clerk’s office, discussed ways to work together to improve the efficiency of probate and estate administration in the Seventeenth Circuit.
Judge Barner Participates in Youth at Risk Panel
Over the weekend, Judge Florence Barner and her husband spoke at a Youth at Risk Panel at the House of God Church in Pompano Beach.
Admin Order Expanding Canvassing Board for Elections
17th Circuit Salutes its Veterans
Community Court Coming to Broward in 2019
Chief Judge Tuter was recently featured in an article published in U.S. News and World Reports discussing community courts. A community court developed by the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, the City of Fort Lauderdale, and various local service providers is scheduled to begin in the City of Fort Lauderdale in January 2019.
To read the U.S. News and World Reports article, click here.
Eleventh Unified Family Court Summit a Success
More than 250 people attended last week’s Eleventh Annual Unified Family Court Summit, spending the day learning about the impact, latest interventions and local resources available pertaining to the opioid crisis. Speakers from around the country spoke to attendees about this mounting drug crisis, providing the latest innovations and research data in dealing with addictions in general and specifically in working with those afflicted by the opioid crisis. Participants of the summit included judges, case managers, attorneys, mediators, mental health professionals, child protective investigators, probation officers, guardian ad litems, school counselors, suicide prevention coordinators and child advocates.
Judges Go Miles for Smiles
This weekend, Judge Melinda Brown, Judge Kathleen McHugh and Judge Stacey Schulman (dressed as Thor), participated in the 15th Annual Miles for Smiles event for Broward Children’s Center.
Judge Barner Speaks at Broward College
This weekend, Judge Florence Barner spoke to the paralegal eagles club at Broward College.
