We'll be hosting events in all courthouses, with funding from the Bench Bar Fund and help from the lawyers with the Jacksonville Federal Court Bar Association, the Southwest Florida Federal Court Bar Association, and the Orlando and Tampa Chapters of the Federal Bar Association. The events are free and open to all!
JACKSONVILLE | March 10, Noon
Charles C.W. Cooke, Professor Gary Lawson
ORLANDO | April 9, Noon
Professor John Stinneford
OCALA | April 23, Noon
Dean Merritt McAlister
FT. MYERS | May 1, Noon
Professor Ashli White
TAMPA | June 10, Noon
Kannon Shanmugam, Esquire
*The Declaration of Independence
*America250
*America250FL
*Court Event Flyer
*Court Proclamation (coming soon)
*Essay Contest Prompt (coming soon)
*Courthouse Displays (coming soon)
ALL COURTHOUSES | July 1, 4:00
Join us for a celebration! We’ll hear patriotic music, feast on all-American food, watch an actor in period garb read the Declaration of Independence, and more! Wear red, white, and blue, of course!
*THEMED ESSAY CONTEST
*THEMED COURTHOUSE FIELD TRIPS
*COURT PROCLAMATION
*NEW COURTHOUSE DISPLAYS
*TIME CAPSULE (OPEN IN 2076!)
*POCKET DECLARATION GIVEAWAYS
*COURTHOUSE TREE PLANTINGS