The Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL) has chosen Judge Stacy Ross for its 2019 Jurist of the Year Award. The award recognizes a judge whose career embodies the highest standards of judicial conduct for integrity and independence, knowledgeable and faithful to the law, dignified and courteous to all who appear before her, and who endeavors to improve the administration of justice and the public’s understanding and respect for the role of law in our society.

Judge Ross will receive her award at the Florida Bar’s annual convention this summer.

Congratulations Judge Ross, on this well-deserved recognition!

Last week, Judges Phillips, Porth, Schulman, and DiPietro participated in the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run in downtown Fort Lauderdale. This year’s 5K drew nearly 9,000 participants!

Last week, the Broward County Bar Association spotlighted our West regional courthouse in Plantation, hosting “Practicing in County Court, Things You Should Know & Meet the New Judges” for its members.

Seminar speakers included The Honorable Ellen Feld, The Honorable Olga Levine, The Honorable Natasha DePrimo and The Honorable Phoebee Francois, who all preside at the West satellite.

Click here to view the ceremony and individual interviews of the honorees that were celebrated during International Women’s Day’s “A Celebration of Women in the Legal Community: Broward’s Women Pioneers.”

Nearly six years ago, the Seventeenth Circuit began a pilot Therapy Dog program. Coral and her handler Judy were the first team in the program, and they are still going strong today. In recognition of all the good Coral does in the community, she was recently honored with the Florida Veterinary Medical Association’s Pet Hero of the Year Award for 2019!

At the central courthouse, Coral and Judy visit the Juvenile Dependency court every week, radiating kindness, patience and love to children who have suffered trauma in their lives. Coral is the calming influence so many of the children in court need and we in the Seventeenth Circuit are happy to celebrate this wonderful, well-deserved honor for her.