Judges Kim Mollica, Kathleen McCarthy and Betsy Benson recently participated in the local American Legion Oratorical contest, helping to judge those competing.

The 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County Bar Association & Broward County Women Lawyers’ Association Present
International Women’s Day: A Celebration of Women in the Legal Community “Broward’s Women Pioneers”

Join us as we recognize our Legal Pioneers in the Women Community, Friday March 8!  Click here to register.

Date: Friday, March 8, 2019

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 am

Location: Broward Courthouse Jury Assembly Room 3320 (3^rd floor of the East Wing of the courthouse)

Cost: No Cost;  All Parking will be validated

Circuit Court Judge Stefanie C. Moon will have her investiture ceremony Friday, March 8, 2019 at 1:30pm in the jury assembly room of the central courthouse. For more information and to register to attend, follow this link:  Judge Stefanie C. Moon Investiture Ceremony

Local Channel 7 news covered yesterday’s Informed Voters Workshop for Tomorrow’s Leaders event, held for local area high school students from across the county. View the clip:

Friday, February 22, 2019, the 17th Judicial Circuit and the Broward County Bar Association hosted “A Celebration of Black History – Civil Rights Movement and the Criminal Justice System in Florida – The Struggle Continues,” an event to honor Broward County’s black judges, both present and past.

Last week, several students from Hallandale High School’s Criminal Justice Magnet Program visited the central courthouse for a morning of court observation and discussions with members of the judiciary. Judge Jackie Powell took a few minutes during her bond court docket to greet the students and answer their questions, as did Judge Florence Barner in county civil, Judge Michael Orlando in juvenile delinquency and Judge Ari Porth in felony mental health.