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Last Call: Retiring Judge Teaches Traffic Hearing Officer Course for Last Time

He’s done it dozens of times in his 28-year judicial career, but the traffic hearing officer class that Judge Louis H. Schiff taught this week stood out from all the rest: the class of 12 lawyers who gathered at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building to prepare for a start date of February 2025 was to be the last class Judge Schiff would teach before he retires at the end of December 2024. An amazing legacy by any account. Enjoy your retirement Judge Schiff – well deserved!

by — December 6, 2024 in Announcements
Celebrating Our Judicial Assistants With Holiday Cheer – and Plenty of Sweets!

A big shout out to the hard-working judicial assistants who keep the judges of the 17th Judicial Circuit organized and on track year round. Behind the scenes, they schedule hearings, update judges’ calendars and zip in and out of the case management system making sure everything falls into place at the right time. Judges and their judicial assistants this week celebrated the upcoming holidays with a hot lunch, sweet treats and a few party hats during the annual festivity. A good time was had by all. Happy Holidays!

by — December 5, 2024 in Announcements
Honoring a Fellow Judge, Friend and Public Servant

Retiring Broward County Court Judge Louis H. Schiff recently spoke before a standing-room-only crowd at the retirement ceremony of longtime friend and colleague Leon County Court Judge Augustus “Gus” D. Aikens, Jr., in Tallahassee. It was a bittersweet moment: both have served as President of the Conference of County Court Judges of Florida and both have been co-teaching Florida judges for more than 20 years. Judge Aiken is retiring this year after 27 years of service and Judge Schiff is retiring in December after 28 years on the bench. Judge Schiff, along with Broward Judges Chris and Mindy Brown, were on hand as the Leon County Courthouse was renamed after Judge Aiken. An amazing legacy. Thank you all for your years of service!

by — November 27, 2024 in Announcements
National Adoption Day at the Courthouse!

National Adoption Day in Broward County was a day of celebration – new families, lots of friends & relatives and plenty of fun. Judge John B. Bowman chaired the event, with support from dependency judges Hope Tieman Bristol, Alberto Ribas Jr., Stacey Schulman, Yael Gamm & Jose Izquierdo. Thank you for all you do! Judge Bowman authored an op ed on National Adoption Day that appeared in the Sun Sentinel. Read the op Ed HERE:

by — November 25, 2024 in Announcements
Fort Lauderdale Homeschoolers Take Avengers to Court in Mock Trial

The Avengers were on trial for wrongful death, negligence and the intentional infliction of emotional distress and both sides were lawyered up. Counsel for both sides hailed from a Fort Lauderdale homeschool group that had honed their skills through the trial advocacy skills program created by a mom who was also a lawyer. Judges Robert F. Diaz and Kenneth A. Gottlieb presided over trials in two courtrooms and both sides presented their cases with finesse. The disability-friendly program included autistic, dyslexic and nonverbal “student “lawyers” who all knocked it out of the park. “They pushed so hard to learn the material and get past their personal struggles,” said program creator Leila Billings, a homeschool teacher and fulltime lawyer. “Growing their confidence and self esteem was the goal of this program.” Amazing program and talented students. So much fun to watch!

by — November 20, 2024 in Announcements
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