Judges from the Seminole Tribe of Florida visited the Central Courthouse at the end of January, observing court proceedings and sharing in lunch conversation with our circuit’s family judges and Chief Judge Tuter, further fostering the collaboration between the two entities in Tribal Court. Judge Jose Izquierdo oversees dependency cases involving children from the tribe, hearing them in both his courtroom and on the Seminole reservation. As the partnership continues to grow, the Seminole Judges wanted to visit to learn more about how the state courts are run. Later this month, the tribe’s Court Administration staff will visit the courthouse too.
