Judges from the 17th Circuit participated in a lunch-time civics education training class on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. “Benchmarks: Raising the Bar on Adult Civics Education,” presented by Annette Boyd Pitts of the Florida Law Related Education Association, focuses on activities and resources to increase public awareness of how the government and courts work. Specific topics covered in the class were the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Courts and the Judicial Branch, and Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission.
