While Hurricane Season begins on June 1, the week of May 5 through May 11 has been deemed
National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Broward County’s Office of Emergency Management
encourages locals to begin storm preparation as early as possible to ensure that everyone has a
plan and the right resources.

For more information and tips on how to get prepared, click on the link below:
https://tinyurl.com/BrwdHurPrep

The 17th Circuit was represented at the Law Day Luncheon hosted by Nativity Catholic School on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

At the luncheon, a speech competition was held with the theme titled “Voices of Democracy”. The winners of the competition included students Amal Khouzam coming in 1st place, Braden Luongo in 2nd place, and Olivia Grnja in 3rd place. In attendance were Judges Michele Towbin Singer, Marina Garcia-Wood, Kristin R. Kanner, United States District Court Judge Raag Singhal, and Kenneth Hasset, Esq. who coordinated the event.

Chief Judge Jack Tuter and Judge N. Hunter Davis were recognized by the Broward County Judicial Reception sponsored by the University Of Miami School Of Law on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

Each judge was honored with a Law Alumni Association Award and gave a brief speech thanking their support staff for all the hard work they do.

Students from the Women of Tomorrow program at Boyd Anderson High School came to the 17th Circuit courthouse for a guided tour on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

The young women spoke with Judges Lorena V. Mastrarrigo, Elijah H. Williams and Jessica M. Marra about their potential career paths and learned about each judge’s journey to the bench.

A small group of interns from the law firm Transnational Matters PLLC came to visit the 17th Circuit courthouse on Monday, April 29, 2024.

While touring the courthouse, the interns visited Chief Judge Jack Tuter, Judges Ari Abraham Porth and Peter Holden. In the judge’s courtrooms, they observed a variety of court processes including mental health court and a civil dispute.

The 17th Judicial Circuit held an event for school-aged children in celebration of National Take Your Child to Work Day on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Children at the event observed presentations given by the BSO K-9 Unit and the BSO Crime Scene Unit. They also learned about the anatomy of a courtroom, and participated in a mock trial with assistance from Judges Betsy Benson, Tabitha B. Eves, Florence Taylor Barner, Jackie Powell, Lorena V. Mastrarrigo and Supervising Judicial Staff Attorney Megan Zbikowski and Judicial Staff Attorney Ashley Bober.