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The Honorable Bertila Soto Re-Elected to Third Term as Chief Judge

The Honorable Bertila Soto Re-Elected to Third Term as Chief Judge

The Honorable Bertila Soto was re-elected – without opposition – to another two-year term as Chief Judge. She is the first female and first Hispanic Chief Judge in the history of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.

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Miami-Dade Courts to Launch Demonstration Project to Reduce Cost and Delay in Civil Justice

Miami-Dade Courts to Launch Demonstration Project to Reduce Cost and Delay in Civil Justice

The Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida has been selected as the first of three jurisdictions nationwide to conduct demonstration projects to study the implementation of innovations aimed at reducing cost and delay in civil cases. The Miami-Dade project will focus on the effects of active case management on the timely and cost effective resolution of these cases.

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Miami-Dade Courts Announces Newly Expanded Complex Business Litigation Division to Take Effect...

Miami-Dade Courts Announces Newly Expanded Complex Business Litigation Division to Take Effect...

Judge Beatrice Butchko and Judge William Thomas to join the expanded Complex Business Litigation Division in January, 2017.

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Miami-Dade Courts' Adult Drug Court Program Receives Health Foundation of South Florida Grant

Miami-Dade Courts' Adult Drug Court Program Receives Health Foundation of South Florida Grant

Health Foundation of South Florida has awarded a $98,000 grant to the Miami-Dade Courts’ Adult Drug Court to support participant access to integrated drug treatment services.

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Miami-Dade Courts and Justice Partners Receive $350,000 Grant to Support Launch of New Veterans...

Miami-Dade Courts and Justice Partners Receive $350,000 Grant to Support Launch of New Veterans...

The Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida and its justice and community partners have received a $350,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to support the creation of a new Veterans Treatment Court in Miami-Dade County.

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COURT OPERATIONS ADVISORY #3: Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center to Reopen on Friday, Aug. 4th, for Family and Domestic Violence Cases

Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center to Reopen on Friday, Aug. 4th, for Family and Domestic Violence Cases

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

 

11th Judicial Circuit of Florida

For Immediate Release

August 3, 2017

Contact:  Eunice Sigler, Director

Office of Government Liaison & Public Relations

Phone (305) 349-7189 Fax (305) 349-7190 Cell (786) 348-7381

 

 

LAWSON E. THOMAS COURTHOUSE CENTER

TO REOPEN ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 4TH

FOR FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES

 

ADVISORY #3

 

The Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center, located at 175 NW 1st Avenue, will reopen on Friday, August 4, 2017, for regular business in the Family and Domestic Violence Divisions.

 

The Probate Division, which is located on the 11th floor where the greatest water damage was sustained, will not reopen to the public until Monday, August 7th.

 

Probate court staff, however, will return on Friday to prepare for Monday’s reopening of the Probate Division and should look for internal advisories with further instructions.

 

The building was closed on August 1st due to flooding from a roof drain impacted by significant rain.

 

Court employees who do not work at the Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center but use its parking facility may resume parking there on Friday.

 

Further updates will be posted on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit's website at www.jud11.flcourts.org and the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Hotline at 305-349-7777.

 

For media questions relating to repairs and remediation of the Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center, please contact Ms. Pam Regula with the Miami-Dade County Internal Services Department at 305-375-1697. 

 

 

 

 

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The mission of Florida’s judicial branch is to protect rights and liberties,

uphold and interpret the law, and provide for the peaceful resolution of disputes.

 

 

Visit us on the Web: www.jud11.flcourts.org

 

Follow us on Twitter: @MiamiDadeCourts

 

 

 

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court’s ADA Coordinator, Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center, 175 NW 1st Ave., Suite 2702, Miami, FL 33128, Telephone (305) 349-7175; TDD (305) 349-7174, Fax (305) 349-7355 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

 

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