Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County
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The Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida serves Broward County through circuit and county court divisions. Court Rules tracks its local rules, administrative orders, divisional procedures, and judicial assignments.
Judges (90)
Alberto Ribas Jr.
Allison Gilman
Andrew L. Siegel
Ari Abraham Porth
Barbara R. Duffy
Bernard I. Bober
Betsy Benson
Carlos Augusto Rodriguez
Carol-Lisa Phillips
Catalina Avalos
Chris Brown
Christopher Pole
Christopher Wigand
Corey Amanda Cawthon
Corey B. Friedman
Daniel A. Casey
Daniel J. Kanner
David A. Haimes
David J. Arthmann
Deborah Carpenter-Toye
Edward H. Merrigan Jr.
Elaine A. Carbuccia
Elijah H. Williams
Ellen Feld
Ernest A. Kollra Jr.
Fabienne E. Fahnestock
Florence Taylor Barner
Francis Viamontes
Frank Ledee
George Odom Jr.
Ginger Lerner-Wren
Giuseppina Miranda
Hope Tieman Bristol
Jackie Powell
James R. Harris
Jeffrey R. Levenson
Jennifer Wigand Hilal
Jeremy I. Franker
Jessica M. Marra
Jill K. Levy
John B. Bowman
John D. Fry
John Hurley
Jose Izquierdo
Kal Evans
Kathleen E. Angione
Kathleen McCarthy
Kathleen McHugh
Keathan B. Frink
Kenneth A. Gottlieb
Kenneth L. Gillespie
Kevin P. Tynan
Kim Theresa Mollica
Kristin R. Kanner
Lauren M. Alperstein
Lauren N. Peffer
Lorena V. Mastrarrigo
Marina Garcia-Wood
Marlon J. Weiss
Martin J. Bidwill
Martin S. Fein
Melinda Brown
Michael A. Robinson
Michael A. Usan
Michael Davis
Michael G. Kaplan
Michael I. Rothschild
Michael J. Orlando
Michael Lynch
Michele McCaul Ricca
Michele Towbin Singer
N. Hunter Davis
Natasha DePrimo
Nicholas Lopane
Nina W. Di Pietro
Olga Levine
Pascale Achille
Peter Holden
Phoebee Francois
Shari Africk-Olefson
Stacey Schulman
Stacy Ross
Stefanie C. Moon
Steven P. DeLuca
Susan L. Alspector
Tabitha B. Eves
Thomas J. Coleman
Tim Bailey
Woody R. Clermont
Yael Gamm
Upcoming Court Closures
Veterans Day
Wednesday
Wed, Nov 11, 2026
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday
Thu, Nov 26, 2026
Day After Thanksgiving
Friday
Fri, Nov 27, 2026
Broward court filing resources
- Court role
- Florida trial court circuit for Broward County, with circuit and county court divisions serving nearly two million residents
- Rules to check
- Seventeenth Judicial Circuit local rules, administrative orders, court schedule, Florida rules, CMS, and division instructions
- Deadline risk
- Broward publishes court holidays on the circuit schedule page, including local religious holiday closures