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The Seventeenth Circuit held another successful Suspended  Driver License Clinic last week. The all-day affair assisted 75 appointments, and several walk-ins. At the end of the day, 22 had their records reinstated, 19 licenses were issued, and one ID card. Three licenses were reinstated and one-third of all parties entered into a partial payment plan, thus having their cases withdrawn from collections.
The clinic is a collaborative effort between Chief Judge Jack Tuter, Judge Robert Diaz, Clerk Brenda Forman, attorneys from the Public Defender’s and State Attorney’s offices, DHSMV and the Department of Revenue.

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges selected the 17th Circuit for a trauma assessment, sending assessors in to observe and evaluate on dependency, delinquency, domestic violence, and domestic relations hearings. Over a span of several days, representatives from the Council and the Office of the State Courts Administrator sat in on proceedings in several different courtrooms, evaluating the processes in place to reduce trauma that adults and children may be exposed to in coming to court.

Here, the group meets with Early Childhood Court and Drug Court teams for an informal discussion.

The National Center for State Courts coupled with Broward County Government to bring several security training sessions to the central courthouse last week. Judge Lee Sinclair and Nathan Hall, both NCSC Security Consultants, discussed security-related issues and offered practical advice for keeping the workplace as safe as possible. Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Anthony Paulitano and Security Program Manager Cynthia Burroughs also participated in the training of more than 350 employees..

G4S, the company charged with ensuring contraband does not enter the courthouses in Broward, held a ceremony today, in recognition of its staff who have exhibited exemplary service and performance. Several honors were given to staff with the sharp eyes who have confiscated prohibited items from the obvious to the not-so-obvious.

Thank you, G4S, for keeping our courthouses safer!