Announcements
Judge Florence Taylor Barner led the speed mentoring event at St. Thomas University College of Law on February, 15, 2024. Students engaged in brief sessions with various judges and attorneys who offered career advice and suggested best practices for the students as they begin their journeys as legal professionals.
Assisting with the event were 17th Circuit judges Elaine A. Carbuccia, Michele Towbin Singer, Lorena V. Mastrarrigo, and former 17th Circuit judge and Dean at St Thomas University College of Law Tarlika Nunez-Navarro.
Judge Florence Taylor Barner held Community Court Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. This was the first week that the Community Court Fort Lauderdale was held at its new location. Court will continue to be held Tuesdays from 12:30 PM-4:00 PM.
For more information on the Community Court and the 17th Circuit, follow the link below:
The students of Sheridan Technical High School visited the 17th Circuit courthouse for a guided tour on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.
The students learned more about the American judicial system, observed an actual trial with Judge Peter Holden, and spoke with Judges Thomas J. Coleman, Stacy Ross, and Michael J. Orlando.
Several Judges from the 17th Judicial Circuit attended the Pathways to Careers in Law event on
Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Fourteen students from the pre-law magnet program of Fort
Lauderdale High School were chosen as fellows who experienced what it will be like to attend
law school, participate in mock trials, and network with other law professionals.
Representing the 17th circuit were Judges Elaine A. Carbuccia, Jackie Powell, Ari Abraham
Porth, Robert F. Diaz, Nina W. Di Pietro, Frank Ledee, Carol-Lisa Phillips, Ginger Lerner-Wren,
Michael I. Rothschild, Catalina Avalos, Kevin P. Tynan, Alberto Ribas, and Stacy Ross.
Judge Florence Taylor Barner, Chair for the Broward County Bar Association Mentoring Committee, lead a mentoring workshop for the students of the Nova Southeastern University Undergraduate Law and Legal Studies Program on Tuesday, January 30, 2024.
The event was deemed a great success as over seventy students were in attendance and received guidance and advice from several attorneys and 17th Circuit Judges Stefanie C. Moon, Jessica M. Marra, Robert F. Diaz, Lorena V. Mastrarrigo, Jeffrey R. Levenson, Jackie Powell and Stacey Schulman.
Judge Stacey Schulman completed the Kids In Distress KIDhero 5k as the first female finisher on Saturday, January 27, 2024. Judge Schulman is photographed here with her award and Mark Dhooge, the president and CEO of KIDS.
Judge Stacey Schulman completed her docket for HOPE Court at the FLITE Center on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. HOPE Court is a specialty court founded in Broward to assist children that are about to transition from foster care to extended foster care when they become eighteen years old.
The FLITE Center continues to serve as a hub for youth transitioning out of foster care where they have access to various support services that they may need to live independently.
Staff Attorney Shwetha Srinivasan received the annual James E. Lowry, III Award for her excellence and dedication to her role here with the 17th Judicial Circuit.
Photographed here with Trial Court Administrator Joseph M. D’Amico, Esq., Shwetha accepts the award as the second recipient since its creation in 2023.
The Broward County Hispanic Bar Association and the American Board of Trial Advocates Fort Lauderdale held a panel discussion with 17th Judicial Circuit Judges Carol-Lisa Philips and Michele Towbin Singer. As part of the discussion, panelists shared their experiences with their legal careers and participated in a thoughtful and inspirational question and answer session with attendees.
The 17th Circuit was also represented by several judges who attended the event including Judges Olga Levine, Melinda Brown, Fabienne Fahnestock, Jeffrey Levenson, Jackie Powell and Stefanie C. Moon.
