Judge Gundersen, Keynote Speaker at Kiwanas Key Club
Circuit Judge Andrea Gundersen was the Keynote speaker at Nova University school Kiwanas Key Club speaking on the topic of Leadership, service & perseverance in the community.
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Annual Broward County Mock Trial Competition 2022
The final round of the annual Broward County Mock Trial Competition was held this week in the central courthouse with Judge Michele Towbin-Singer presiding over the middle school trial, and Chief Judge Jack Tuter presiding over the high school’s.
Congratulations to Fort Lauderdale High School and Nova Middle School on their wins!
Lawyers for Literacy Reads to Elementary School Children
Broward Young Lawyers group visited Rock Island Elementary School this morning for a “Lawyers for Literacy” event.
Judges and attorneys in the group read “Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar” book to seven different Pre-K and Kindergarten classes!
Judges pictured are the Honorable Robert Diaz and the Honorable Tabitha Blackmon.
Black History Month: A Celebration of Our Black Judges
The Seventeenth Circuit held its 2022 Black History Month celebration February 18, 2022. The event honored and recognized many judges and magistrates on the Circuit’s bench!
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/w15t97OrbNc
2022 State of the Circuit and Judicial Procession
On Friday, February 11, Chief Judge Jack Tuter, State Attorney Harold Pryor and Public Defender Gordon Weekes delivered an overview of their agencies’ operations during the past year, noting the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic presented (and still presents) and the ways the courts adapted in order to keep the wheels of justice turning. Broward County Mayor Michael Udine presented Judge Tuter with a proclamation from the county commission and Broward County Bar Association President Jamie Finizio Bascombe presented “Friend of the Bar” awards to Circuit Judge Fabienne Fahnestock, County Judge Robert W. Lee, and Joshua D. Rydell, Vice Mayor of Coconut Creek.
Judge and Staff Participate in Courthouse Blood Drive
Judge Bristol and Judicial Assistants Kim Oliva and Jackie Sargiotto represented the 9th floor at Friday’s (2/11/22) blood drive outside the Central Courthouse.
