After several weeks of work and planning by Indian River County Clerk of Court Ryan Butler, Circuit Judge Cynthia Cox, and various Court Administration staff as well as members of the United Way and John’s Island Community Service…
Events
On September 22, 2023 the Honorable Robert E. Belanger took the bench his final time in St. Lucie County Veterans Treatment Court. He will be retiring in October, but not before leaving a legacy behind for assisting his fellow veterans and those throughout the community. In August of 2014, Judge Belanger implemented the St. Lucie…
Judicial System Partners, Court Staff, and Support Professionals are invited to attend...
Emerging Drug Trends Presentation
Friday, September 29, 2023
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM St. Lucie County Courthouse
218 South 2nd Street Fort Pierce, FL. 34950 Courtroom 1D - space is limited
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The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit would like to show our support for International Overdose Awareness Day along with Overdose Prevention Month in September to create a better understanding of overdoses, and to help reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths. On Tuesday August 22, 2023, Judge Robyn E. Stone held a graduation ceremony at…
Over the past several weeks, Judge Nicole Menz has been presiding over Classical Conversation Mock Trials. Pictured here are 2 teams from Vero Beach that went head to head – VB Coastal and VB Lux. These 8th grade homeschool students prepare a case for trial over the course of a semester and then present the trial in front of real…
Seventh grade students from St. Helen Catholic School in Vero Beach toured the Indian River County Courthouse on April 19th as part of their civics class. Students met with court security officers and Judge Robyn Stone and were taken on a tour of the security control room, holding cells, sally port, jury assembly room and Judge Stone'…
The National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) in collaboration with Justice for Vets (who is a national training and technical assistance provider for the Bureau of Justice Administration) administered a two-day Operational Tune-Up training to the Honorable Robert Belanger and his St. Lucie Veteran’s Treatment Court…
The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit has Veterans Treatment Court in Indian River, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee County. We are pleased to announce veteran mentors from all three programs participated in a Mentor Boot Camp on March 13th and 14th. This two-day training event was provided by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (…
On March 14, 2023, the Your Courts Up Close program at the St. Lucie County Courthouse held it’s final…
On the third session of Your Courts Up Close there were two presentations throughout the evening: one was given by Public Defender, Diamond Litty on the Public Defender’s programs, function, and origin and one by Chief Judge Charles Schwab who spoke about how the Florida courts are organized, and the duties and responsibilities of a…