The Seventeenth Judicial Circuit congratulates Judge Raag Singhal and Judge David Haimes on their upcoming interviews in Washington D.C. for positions with the Federal District Court for the Southern District.
Chief Judge Elizabeth A. Metzger, of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, visited the central courthouse today to learn more about our circuit’s therapy dog program as they begin the process of creating a program of their own. The visit included meeting our newest team, Melinda (human) and Emma (canine), and spending time with them as they visited juvenile dependency courtrooms and mingled with members of the public waiting for their hearings. Chief Judge Jack Tuter, Dependency Judge Jose Izquierdo, and UFC case management staff hosted the group and discussed how our circuit utilizes our therapy dog teams in the court.
The Seventeenth Circuit participated in National Adoption day on Saturday, November 18, 2017, seeing to it that 60 children were adopted in to loving forever families.
Thirteen judges finalized the adoptions during the day, which became the largest National Adoption Day event in our circuit’s history to-date.
Click here to view pictures from the day’s events!
The 17th has started its new YouTube channel. We will be engaging the public with useful How-to videos and other court related content. Visit us! https://www.youtube.com/17thCircuit
On Thursday, November 9, 2017, the investiture ceremony was held for the Honorable Thomas J. Coleman, the Seventeenth Circuit’s newest member of the judiciary. Judge Coleman presides in the Juvenile Dependency division of the court.
Our very own Broward County Judicial Assistants Association hosted this year’s annual conference of The Judicial Assistants Association of Florida in sunny Fort Lauderdale, October 16-19. JAs from all over the state took part in day-time learning and evening festivities.
Pictured here are many of the 17th Circuit’s JAs in attendance.
