School is out, and the summer internship program has begun in the Seventeenth. Local second and third-year law school students gathered for their first internship program meeting today in Judge Robert Diaz’s courtroom to hear from guest presenter, Broward County Public Defender Howard Finkelstein. The interns will shadow judges and spend a lot of time in their courtrooms for the next few months, taking in all they can as they prepare to become attorneys.
The Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, in conjunction with the Broward Bar Association, has established a Professionalism and Civility Magistrate Pilot Program to address issues among attorneys practicing in the Circuit Civil divisions. Pre-screened lawyers volunteer to serve as magistrates, and upon approval will preside over appropriate cases where the parties’ dispute arises from a lack of civility in the courtroom, discovery or other interaction with counsel that undermines the integrity or professionalism of the legal profession.
Read more about it in the Daily Business Review
On Friday, May 18, 2018 Judge Andrea Ruth Gundersen and Judge Michele Towbin Singer hosted their 8th Annual Courthouse Tour for the Plantation Seminole Middle School DECAL students.
This year, 122 students attended. A special thank you to the members of the Broward County Bar Association for participating as attorney volunteers.
In recognition of “making a difference” in the lives of juvenile offenders in the court system, Judge Kenneth Gillespie and Judge Elijah Williams were each honored at the Word of the Living God Ministries Annual Holy Convocation on May 14, 2018.
Congratulations to both judges!
The Seventeenth Circuit congratulates Judge Raag Singhal who last week was appointed Associate Dean of the School of Advanced Judicial Studies for the State of Florida.
We know Judge Singhal will serve the school with professionalism and help to further education for our judges statewide.
