BCPS Debate Students Participate in Inaugural Informed Voters Workshop

February 27, 2019

WHO:       
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) High School Debate Students, Chief Judge Tuter of the 17
th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Representatives of the Broward County Judiciary, and Members of the Broward County Women Lawyers’ Association

WHAT:     
BCPS high students will participate in Broward County’s first Informed Voters Workshop. The workshop is part of the Informed Voters Project, as endorsed by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, former Florida Supreme Court Justice Barbara J. Pariente and the National Association of Women Judges. The Informed Voters Project is a non-partisan initiative developed to educate the public about the constitutional role of the judicial branch.
 

WHEN:     
Thursday, February 28, 2019
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.                                                          

WHERE:  
Broward County Main Courthouse, Courtroom 15150
201 SE 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301                

WHY:       
BCPS students in the District’s Debate Initiative will have the opportunity to interact with and learn from sitting judges about the importance of an impartial and fair judiciary, the difference between the judicial selection and election processes and how candidates for the bench should be evaluated. The event is hosted by Chief Judge Jack Tuter and the Broward County Judiciary. It is organized by the Broward County Women Lawyers’ Association with the Caribbean Bar Association, T.J. Reddick Bar Association and Hispanic Vote.

The students represent Blanche Ely High School, Cypress Bay High School, Deerfield Beach High School, Everglades High School, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Miramar High School, Northeast High School, Piper High School and Stranahan High School.

Also attached is the media alert provided by the Broward County Women Lawyers’ Association.

 

MEDIA ARE INVITED TO COVER THIS EVENT.

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