The Community Court Pompano Beach was featured in the Community Spotlight for Channel 7
News on Friday, July 12, 2024.
The news story follows two adult brothers who had fallen on hard times through homelessness
and financial hardship. For more information, please click on the link below:
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A new Administrative Order has been issued regarding the extension of time periods for Broward County in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit due to flooding.
For more details, refer to the Administrative Order in its entirety at the link below:
The 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 in observance of Juneteenth. Operations will resume on Thursday, June 20, 2024.
More information can be found on courthouse closure here:
Students from 24 law schools around the United Sates participated in Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law’s inaugural Shark Beach Showdown National Mock Trial Competition on Saturday, February 24, and Sunday, February 25, 2024.
During the competition, students were able to showcase their vast knowledge of the legal system and how they would be apply it in a trial setting. Judge Raag Singhal of the Southern District of Florida, United States District Court, volunteered for the mock trial along with 17th Circuit Judges Florence Taylor Barner, Betsy Benson, Martin Bidwill, Chris Brown, Melinda Brown, Peter Holden, Daniel J. Kanner, Kristin R. Kanner, Giuseppina Miranda, Jackie Powell, Andrew Siegel and Francis Viamontes.
Pace Law School triumphed as the champion team. The University Of Georgia School Of Law was the runner up.
The students of Sheridan Technical High School visited the 17th Circuit courthouse for a guided tour on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.
The students learned more about the American judicial system, observed an actual trial with Judge Peter Holden, and spoke with Judges Thomas J. Coleman, Stacy Ross, and Michael J. Orlando.
As of November 13, 2023, this Administrative Order is current and updated. The Administrative Order will also be available for reference under the General Administrative Orders tab under the Rules and Policies tab on the homepage.
