Judge Michael Davis Swears in New Attorney
Last Thursday, Judge Michael Davis swore in new attorney Dominick Canna into the Florida Bar.
Last Thursday, Judge Michael Davis swore in new attorney Dominick Canna into the Florida Bar.
Dozens of lawyers and judges volunteered to judge and be jurors for each trial round of the 2019 Florida Law Related Education Mock Trial Competition on February 8 , 2019, held in the Broward County central courthouse. Eleven schools competed this year and the winners were:
1st Place: American Heritage, 2nd Place: Fort Lauderdale High School, 3rd Place: Stoneman Douglas High School
The Seventeenth Circuit congratulates its first three successful participants in Community Court who are now placed in housing and successfully completed their case plan!
Several judges took part in a Judicial Roundtable Discussion on Friday, February 1, for first-year students in Nova Southeastern’s Shepard Broad College of Law program. The topic was The Importance of Professionalism in Adversarial Legal Writing and the students heard presentations from the judges and then took part in break-out groups for deeper discussion.
Thanks to Judge Towbin Singer, Judge Williams, Judge Levenson and Judge Diaz for their participation!
Last Friday, Judge Michael Davis hosted pre-law students from Florida International University who visited the South Satellite Courthouse in Hollywood to observe court.