document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () { /** * ADA Fix: Unique aria-labels for duplicate Staff Pro links * Site: 17th.flcourts.org/judiciary/ * Confirmed class names from live page inspection — June 2026 * * Where to paste: * WP Admin → WPCode (or Insert Headers & Footers) → Footer Scripts * OR Appearance → Customize → Additional CSS → (JS section if available) */ // Each judge card is wrapped in: div.abcfs1ItemCntrGridB var cards = document.querySelectorAll('.abcfs1ItemCntrGridB'); cards.forEach(function (card) { // Judge name lives in: h3.MP-F1 var heading = card.querySelector('h3.MP-F1'); if (!heading) return; // Clean up the name text (remove any hidden spans or extra whitespace) var judgeName = heading.innerText.trim(); // --- Fix 1: Biography link (inside div.SPTL) --- var bioContainer = card.querySelector('.SPTL'); if (bioContainer) { var bioLink = bioContainer.querySelector('a'); if (bioLink) { bioLink.setAttribute( 'aria-label', 'Biography of ' + judgeName ); } } // --- Fix 2: Division Procedures link (inside div.TH-F8) --- var divContainer = card.querySelector('.TH-F8'); if (divContainer) { var divLink = divContainer.querySelector('a'); if (divLink) { divLink.setAttribute( 'aria-label', 'Division Procedures for ' + judgeName ); } } // --- Fix 3: Zoom Meeting Link (inside div.H-F10) --- var zoomContainer = card.querySelector('.H-F10'); if (zoomContainer) { var zoomLink = zoomContainer.querySelector('a'); if (zoomLink) { zoomLink.setAttribute( 'aria-label', 'Zoom Meeting Link for ' + judgeName ); // Add screen-reader notice that it opens in new tab if (zoomLink.target === '_blank') { var hint = document.createElement('span'); hint.className = 'sr-only'; hint.textContent = ' (opens in new tab)'; hint.style.cssText = 'position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;' + 'padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;' + 'clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0;'; zoomLink.appendChild(hint); } } } }); // end forEach card // --- Fix 4: Verify it worked — remove this console.log after testing --- var allLinks = document.querySelectorAll( '.SPTL a, .TH-F8 a, .H-F10 a' ); console.log('[ADA Fix] Patched ' + allLinks.length + ' links across ' + cards.length + ' judge cards.'); });

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17th Circuit Judges and Pathways to Careers in Law

Several Judges from the 17th Judicial Circuit attended the Pathways to Careers in Law event on
Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Fourteen students from the pre-law magnet program of Fort
Lauderdale High School were chosen as fellows who experienced what it will be like to attend
law school, participate in mock trials, and network with other law professionals.


Representing the 17th circuit were Judges Elaine A. Carbuccia, Jackie Powell, Ari Abraham
Porth, Robert F. Diaz, Nina W. Di Pietro, Frank Ledee, Carol-Lisa Phillips, Ginger Lerner-Wren,
Michael I. Rothschild, Catalina Avalos, Kevin P. Tynan, Alberto Ribas, and Stacy Ross.

by — February 6, 2024 in Announcements
Judge Barner Leads 17th Circuit Judges in Mentorship

Judge Florence Taylor Barner, Chair for the Broward County Bar Association Mentoring Committee, lead a mentoring workshop for the students of the Nova Southeastern University Undergraduate Law and Legal Studies Program on Tuesday, January 30, 2024.


The event was deemed a great success as over seventy students were in attendance and received guidance and advice from several attorneys and 17th Circuit Judges Stefanie C. Moon, Jessica M. Marra, Robert F. Diaz, Lorena V. Mastrarrigo, Jeffrey R. Levenson, Jackie Powell and Stacey Schulman.

by — February 5, 2024 in Announcements
Judge Schulman Presides Over HOPE Court

Judge Stacey Schulman completed her docket for HOPE Court at the FLITE Center on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. HOPE Court is a specialty court founded in Broward to assist children that are about to transition from foster care to extended foster care when they become eighteen years old.


The FLITE Center continues to serve as a hub for youth transitioning out of foster care where they have access to various support services that they may need to live independently.

by — February 2, 2024 in Announcements
BCHBA and the Ladies in the Courtroom

The Broward County Hispanic Bar Association and the American Board of Trial Advocates Fort Lauderdale held a panel discussion with 17th Judicial Circuit Judges Carol-Lisa Philips and Michele Towbin Singer. As part of the discussion, panelists shared their experiences with their legal careers and participated in a thoughtful and inspirational question and answer session with attendees.


The 17th Circuit was also represented by several judges who attended the event including Judges Olga Levine, Melinda Brown, Fabienne Fahnestock, Jeffrey Levenson, Jackie Powell and Stefanie C. Moon.

by — February 2, 2024 in Announcements
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