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| | Court News: | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | STUDENTS FROM HIALEAH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED ORAL ARGUMENT SESSIONOn December 3, 2024, students from Hialeah Gardens High School, through the ABOTA Program, attended the Court’s Oral Arguments. Chief Judge Thomas Logue and Judges Kevin Emas and Edwin A. Scales, III, hosted a question-and-answer panel with the students after the session. | | | THE HONORABLE BRONWYN C. MILLER RECEIVES THE SPIRIT OF PHILANTHROPY AWARDOn November 8, 2024, National Philanthropy Day, Judge Bronwyn C. Miller received the Spirit of Philanthropy Award from Social Miami at Jungle Island. The award honored Judge Miller for her volunteer work, service on the boards of various nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic contributions to the community. | | | THIRD DCA HOSTS FIU COLLEGE OF LAW LL.M. STUDENTSOn November 12, 2024, the Third District Court of Appeal hosted a group of Master of Laws (LL.M.) students from Florida International University College of Law. The group of students, who are already licensed and practicing attorneys, come from culturally diverse backgrounds. They represent countries such as Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Honduras, Hungary, Japan, Lebanon, Poland, and Venezuela. The foreign attorneys attended an oral argument session with Judges Norma S. Lindsey, Bronwyn C. Miller, and Kansas R. Gooden. Following the oral arguments, the judges held a question-and-answer session in the courtroom, and later attended a luncheon hosted by the Dean of FIU College of Law Anthony Page, Associate Dean Manuel Gomez, and Professor Rodolfo Pittaluga, Jr. | | | ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW STUDENTS GAIN REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE AT MOOT COURT AT THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALOn November 8, 2024, St. Thomas University College of Law students participated in a Moot Court Competition at the Third District Court of Appeal. This experience provided the law students with the opportunity to argue cases in a real appellate courtroom setting. The panel was presided by Judge Ed Artau from the Fourth District Court of Appeal, and Third District Court of Appeal Judges Ivan F. Fernandez and Alexander S. Bokor. The Judges hosted a question-and-answer panel with the students after the session. | | | THE HONORABLE KEVIN EMAS MC’d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW’s 75th ANNUAL HOMECOMING BREAKFASTOn Saturday, October 26, 2024, Judge Kevin Emas was the master of ceremonies at the University of Miami School of Law’s 75th Annual Homecoming Breakfast at the Lakeside Expo Center. Judge Emas graduated with honors from Miami Law and has previously been presented with several Alumni Achievement Awards. | | | THE HONORABLE FLEUR J. LOBREE PARTICIPATES AT THE 2024 MIAMI DRAGON BOAT FESTIVALOn October 26, 2024, Judge Fleur J. Lobree took part as the steersperson with Save Our Sisters, South Florida’s first Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Racing Team, at the 2024 Miami Dragon Boat Festival at Haulover Park, Miami Beach. Judge Lobree has been a member of the Save our Sisters Dragon Boat Racing Team since 2007. | | | MIAMI-DADE BAR HELD ADVANCED BRIEF WRITING SEMINAR AT THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALOn Thursday, October 31, 2024, the Appellate Court Committee of the Miami-Dade Bar in collaboration with the Third District Court of Appeal held a _CLE Program on Advanced Brief Writing: Tips, Tools, and Technology for Improving Your Appellate Brief._The panel consisted of Chief Judge Thomas Logue and Attorneys Jessica Fonseca-Nader and Kimberly Berman. | | | HISTORICAL SOCIETY BIENNIAL LUNCHEON WITH THE JUDGESOn Friday, October 25, 2024, the Third District Court of Appeal Historical Society held its 2024 Members Only Biennial Luncheon with the Judges at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida. | | | ORDER EXTENDING TIME LIMITS FOLLOWING HURRICANE MILTONOn Monday, October 23, 2024, the Florida Supreme Court issued an order extending time limits following the Third District Court of Appeal's closure due to Hurricane Milton. The order is available via the following link: Supreme Court of Florida Administrative Order Number AOSC24-96. | | | THE HONORABLE BRONWYN C. MILLER RECEIVES THE RONALD REAGAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY AWARDOn September 26, 2024, at a gala hosted by St. Thomas University President David A. Armstrong and Law School Dean Tarlika Nuñez-Navarro, Judge Bronwyn C. Miller received the Ronald Reagan Freedom and Democracy Award from St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law. The award honored Judge Miller for her decades of outstanding public service to the community as a prosecutor, trial judge, and appellate judge. | | | NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SHEPARD BROAD COLLEGE OF LAW AWARDS JUDGE IVAN F. FERNANDEZ AND JUDGE MONICA GORDO PRESTIGIOUS AWARDOn September 19, 2024, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law bestowed its prestigious “Behind the Gavel” award to Judge Ivan F. Fernandez and Judge Monica Gordo for their decades of distinguished service to the bench. | | | THE HONORABLE KANSAS R. GOODEN'S FIRST ORAL ARGUMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALOn September 10, 2024, at the University of Miami School of Law, Judge Kansas R. Gooden participated in her first oral argument as a member of the Third District Court of Appeal. The panel was comprised of Judge Gooden, Judge Bronwyn C. Miller, and presiding Chief Judge Thomas Logue. | | | ATTORNEY KANSAS R. GOODEN APPOINTED TO THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL BY GOVERNOR RON DESANTISOn June 28, 2024, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Kansas R. Gooden to the Third District Court of Appeal to fill the vacancy created by the passing of Judge Eric Wm. Hendon. Ms. Gooden is board certified in appellate practice and serves as General Counsel and Appellate Group Leader at Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. She earned her bachelor’s degree from James Madison University and her juris doctorate from St. Thomas University. | | | THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL PROVIDES THE OPTION OF REQUESTING A REFERRAL TO MEDIATION IN CERTAIN CASES. |