Approximately 80 people filled the Jury Assembly Room at the St. Lucie County Courthouse to hear Circuit Judges, Sherwood Bauer, Charles Schwab, and Michael Heisey present on the evening’s topics, Family Law and Juvenile Law. St. Lucie County Judge and Your Courts Up Close 2018 organizer, Daryl Isenhower hosted the program.…
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On February 27, 2018, more than 80 people filled the Jury Assembly Room at the St. Lucie County Courthouse in Fort Pierce for the second night of the Your Courts Up Close 2018 program. The topics for the evening included presentations from Lesley Norman and Tina Rel of the St. Lucie County Clerk’s Office and Thomas Bakkedahl…
On February 20, 2018, more than 100 people filled the Jury Assembly Room at the St. Lucie County Courthouse in Fort Pierce for the first night of the Your Courts Up Close program. The topics for the evening included an overview of the Florida Courts System with a more in depth review of the 19th Judicial Circuit Court System, along…

Chief Judge Metzger receives the 2017 Community Advocate of the Year award from the Guardian Ad Litem Program for Circuit 19, presented by Paul Nigro, Circuit Director of the Guardian Ad Litem Program for Circuit 19.

In anticipation of implementing a dog therapy program in the 19th Judicial Circuit, Chief Judge Elizabeth A. Metzger, court administration staff, and a representative from the Treasure Coast Humane Society spend time on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 observing and gathering information about the dog therapy program in the 17th Judicial…

On March 14, 2017, the Your Courts Up Close program for 2017 concluded at the St. Lucie County Courthouse in Fort Pierce. For the final evening, participants were seated in one of the courtrooms used for criminal proceedings. In addition to the seats in the gallery, some participants were asked to sit in certain seats…

On Monday, March 13, 2017, Courtroom 1D at the St. Lucie County Courthouse was filled with Mental Health Court graduates, the team of professionals who assisted them, and their family and friends who provided support along the way. Circuit Court Judge Cynthia L. Cox presided over the ceremony and started by having all of the graduates…

On March 7, 2017, participants filled the Jury Assembly Room at the St. Lucie County Courthouse in Ft. Pierce for the third evening of Your Courts Up Close. There were two presentations throughout the evening: one on family courts and one on the appellate courts.
Circuit Judges Sherwood Bauer, Jr. and Charles A.…

On the afternoon of Friday, March 3, 2017, an Investiture Ceremony was held for The Honorable Edmond Alonzo as the newest County Court Judge in St. Lucie County. The ceremony was attended by Circuit and County Court Judges of the 19th Judicial Circuit, and The Honorable Mark W. Klingensmith of the 4th District Court of Appeal…

On February 28, 2017, more than 100 people filled the Jury Assembly Room at the St. Lucie County Courthouse in Fort Pierce for the second night of the Your Courts Up Close program. The topics for the evening were all about the Specialty Courts in the 19th Judicial Circuit – Drug Court, Mental Health Court, and Veterans Court. The…