On May 25, 2023, the Honorable Florence Taylor Barner moderated an interview with Justice
John Daniel Couriel for a seminar titled “Practicing with Professionalism”.

Justice Couriel, who is the 90th Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, was being interviewed on
the topic of professionalism with new lawyers as part of the bar’s practicing with
professionalism requirement. Additional topics discussed ranged from civility, decorum in and
out of the courtroom, and mentorship.

Middle School students from Somerset Academy came to visit the 17th Judicial Circuit on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.
While on the tour, students learned about the American Judicial System in depth and met with the Honorable Michael J. Orlando and the Honorable Betsy Benson.

The Broward County Judicial Assistant Association held a bake sale in honor of Memorial Day on Monday, May 5, 2023. In addition to selling baked goods, they also held a raffle to support the Judicial Assistant Association of Florida.

On Friday, May 12, 2023, the 17th Judicial Circuit held the investiture of the Honorable Lauren M. Alperstein and the Honorable Lorena V. Mastrarrigo.

Each judge shared their thoughts and kind words of gratitude to their friends and family, and all of the support that they had received on their journey to the bench.

Congratulations to you, Judge Alperstein and Judge Mastrarrigo, on this prestigious accomplishment!

On May 17, 2023 ECC Program Coordinator, Trent Baker, Community Coordinator, Tiffany Jackson and Judge Hope Tieman Bristol partnered with Zero To Three’s Judy Norris to host an Early Childhood Court site visit with guests from Early Childhood Court of Palm Beach County and Ohio’s Health Baby Court Team. Zero To Three continues to partner with Early Childhood Courts of Florida and meet regularly to discuss best practices, updates with policy and procedure and share new ideas.

Featured from left to right, Judge George Odom Jr., Judge Florence Taylor Barner, Judge Stacy Schulman,
and Judge Tabitha B. Eves attended HANDY’s 17th Annual Scholars Breakfast.

HANDY, INC. is a non-profit organization that continues to serve children of Broward County in foster
and relative/non-relative care linked with the child dependency system. The Annual Scholars Breakfast
celebrates the academic achievements of young adults who have connected with the organization as
children.