The game was Judicial Jeopardy! and the student players were determined to win big. The occasion? An Informed Voters FAIR JUDGES event sponsored by the Broward County Women Lawyers Association and Broward County Public Schools in coordination with the 17^th Judicial Circuit Court. Students from Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy, South Broward High School, Sheridan Technical College and Hallandale High School brushed up on facts during a Q&A with our judges, then took off the gloves for a fierce showdown hosted by Judge Jose Izquierdo. In attendance were Chief Judge Jack Tuter, Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips, Judge Stacey Schulman, Judge Michael Robinson, Judge Natasha DePrimo, Judge Hope Tieman Bristol, Judge Giuseppina Miranda, Judge Jeffrey R. Levenson, Judge Florence Taylor Barner, Judge Mardi Levey Cohen, BCWLA’s Madeleine Mannello & Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott. Fun times!

A Jeopardy! style training session for traffic hearing officers set the stage for a lively exchange last week during a 2024 update on civil traffic infraction case law. The host? None other than retiring Judge Robert W. Lee, who has been presenting the program for the past 15 years. Categories included evidence, procedure, penalties, non-moving violations, moving violations and ethics. Judge Lee is retiring in December after 27 years on the bench. Because the training session would be Judge Lee’s last as a sitting judge, he redid the same presentation he created 15 years ago with 25 new questions. Judge Nina W. DiPietro will assume supervision of this education program in 2025. Thank you Judge Lee for your dedication, expertise and years of service. You will be missed.