The Honorable Marisa Tinkler Mendez, Associate Administrative Judge of the Criminal Division, welcomed a delegation of professionals from various nations in Africa to the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on July 20, 2017.

The Honorable Marisa Tinkler Mendez, presiding judge of the Miami-Dade Courts' Veterans Treatment Court, joined her fellow judges and members of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners in congratulating a U.S. Army veteran on his successful completion of court treatment programs.

The Honorable Carroll J. Kelly, administrative judge of the Miami-Dade Courts' Domestic Violence Division, received the 2017 Chief Justice Award for Judicial Excellence. Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Labarga presented the award to Judge Kelly on July 11, 2017, at the Conference of County Court Judges of Florida.

The Honorable Nushin Sayfie, Administrative Judge of the Miami-Dade Courts' Criminal Division, and the Honorable Marisa Tinkler Mendez, Associate Administrative Judge of the Criminal Division, welcomed a delegation of Chinese attorneys to the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on June 27, 2017.

The Honorable Bertila Soto, Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, received the Judge Rosemary Barkett Women of Distinction Judiciary Award presented by the Dade County Bar Association during their Women of Distinction Gala held on June 21, 2017.