Last Friday, the Central Broward County Courthouse hosted nearly 100 high school students from schools across the county as part of the Informed Voters Project, a national initiative developed to educate the public about the constitutional role of the judicial branch and to protect the courts from outside influence. The half-day event was devised by staff with the Broward County Public Schools System, and involved attorneys from the public and private sector, and judges volunteering their time to lead group sessions in different courtrooms. There was Judicial Jeopardy, Judicial Bingo, and Judicial Q&A sessions to engage the children and help them learn more about the judiciary. Kicking off the morning was a presentation about the Informed Voters Project and a greeting from the Superintendent of Broward County Public Schools, Robert Runcie.
Thank you to all the judges and attorneys who volunteered! (Not all pictured here.)
