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Congratulations to All Judges on Their Reelections

 

The Seventeenth Circuit congratulates the following judges for retaining their seats on the judicial bench:

Circuit Judges Carol-Lisa Phillips, Nicholas Lopane, David A. Haimes, Ari Abraham Porth, Michael Ian Rothschild, Fabienne Fahnestock, Jose Izquierdo, Tim Bailey, Michael A. Robinson, Martin Fein, Keathan Frink, Yael Gamm, Thomas Coleman, Alberto Ribas Jr., Michele Towbin-Singer, Marina Garcia-Wood.

County Judges Olga Levine, Kathleen McHugh, Louis Schiff, Melinda Brown, Ginger Lerner-Wren, Jill Levy, Jennifer Wigand Hilal, Arlene Backman, Terri-Ann Miller.

Judge Tarlika Navarro Begins on the Seventeenth Circuit Bench

The Honorable Tarlika Navarro was sworn in by Chief Judge Jack Tuter on May 2 and started on the bench Monday, May 7, 2018. She will serve in both the Family division and Domestic Violence division. Judge Navarro was previously in private practice, and she began her legal career as an Assistant State Attorney for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami and her law degree from St. Thomas School of Law.

Welcome to the bench, Judge Navarro!

Clothing Closet Celebrates 5 Years

Judge Frink volunteered for the March for Babies

Judge Frink volunteered helping with the set up and break down for the March for Babies.

Judge Merrigan Promoted to Brigadier General in U.S. Army Reserves
The Seventeenth Circuit is honored to congratulate Judge Edward Merrigan who was recently promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Army Reserve! We are very proud of Judge Merrigan’s service in the judiciary and service to our country. His executive nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 26, 2018.
“Colonel Edward H. Merrigan, Jr., United States Army Reserve, for promotion to the rank of brigadier general and assignment as Commander (Troop Program Unit), Great Lakes Training Division, 84th Training Command, Fort Sheridan, Illinois.  He is currently serving as Chief of Staff (Troop Program Unit), 108th Training Command (Initial Entry Training), Charlotte, North Carolina.”
Community Activities Keep Judge Diaz Busy

April was an active month for Judge Robert F. Diaz’s community outreach!

Judge Diaz hosted his 18th Annual Hispanic Law Student Luncheon in his Courtroom on April 12th. Hispanic lawyers and judges gathered to network with Hispanic law students who shared their life experiences while lunching on great food and learning how the Hispanic legal community can give them a helping hand in pursuing their legal careers.
Judge Diaz had the honor of swearing in Nova Law students who recently passed the bar exam.
Judge Diaz brought his Broward County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers for Literacy group to Stephen Foster Elementary School to read to 1st grade students.
Small Claims Credit Card “Blitz” Helps County Backlog

Hundreds of small claims credit card cases were resolved in county court on Friday when the circuit hosted a Credit Card Case “Blitz”. Three dockets were set simultaneously in three courtrooms on the 14th floor of the Central Courthouse throughout the day, utilizing eight county civil judges and ten mediators. The mediators were on hand to facilitate agreeable payment plans between both parties of a case, thus avoiding the need to return to court for a trial. Of the 500 cases set, only about a dozen need return for trial.

Volunteering for Million Meal Pack

 

Judge Michele Towbin Singer, along with her husband and friends, volunteered over the weekend on behalf of the B’Nai Brith Justice League at the Miami Dolphins and AARP Foundation’s Million Meal Pack, an event to help end older adult hunger in South Florida.

National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day

 

Though Broward County had an “observed” Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day earlier this year, the National Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day was officially April 26. The Broward County Clerk of Courts hosted events throughout the day on Thursday for children and grandchildren of staff members. Several judges took time out to meet with the children and discuss what being a judicial officer is like.

Chief Judge Memo Regarding Dignity and Respect