On Friday, June 14, 2019, the Seventeenth Circuit celebrated the investiture of Judge Mariya Weekes, circuit court judge serving in the felony criminal division. She was sworn in by Chief Judge Jack Tuter, and robed by her husband and children.

Congratulations Judge Weekes!

New self-help video assists pro-se litigants in preparing for their day in civil court.

The Broward County Judicial Assistants Association held their installation luncheon last week, naming four new board members. President Kim Oliva, Vice-President Christine Kortabani, Secretary Lizette Marciniak, and Treasurer Claudia Lopez.
Thank you to all the judicial assistants for the hard work you do every day to help keep the courts running smoothly!

Judge Barner, Judge Bowman and Judge Davis served as panel members for the National Business Institute’s “Civil Court Judicial Forum: Advanced Discovery and Trial Practice” seminar held last week in Fort Lauderdale. The discussion centered around the “do’s and don’ts of discovery and trial practice civil court judges want you to know” and offered continuing learning education credits for those in attendance.

Today, June 19, 2019, the Seventeenth Circuit and Broward County celebrated the naming of the “Judge Thomas J. “TJ” Reddick, Jr. North Building” in the central courthouse.
Judge Reddick was a trailblazer in the black community in Broward. He was the first black attorney to open an office and practice law in the county, be appointed to the Broward County Court of Record, and be elected as a Circuit Court judge in Florida.