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J o h n F. K y n e s - H i l l s b o r o u g h C o u n t y B a r A s s o c i a t i o n
chief Judges look Back to the future in
remarks at the hcBa’s 23rd annual Bench
Bar luncheon
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“i am very proud of the work we are doing in our specialty courts.
we are going the extra mile to help the people that need the help.”
— thirteenth circuit chief Judge ronald ficarrotta
he theme for the
HCBA’s 23rd Annual
Bench Bar Conference
held on Oct. 3 was
“To the Moon and Back:
Explorations in Law & Advocacy.”
The title was a play on words
to commemorate the 50-year
anniversary of Apollo 11’s moon
landing in 1969.
The luncheon speakers were
Thirteenth Circuit Chief Judge
Ronald Ficarrotta and Second DCA
Chief Judge Nelly Khouzam.
The judges, in their remarks,
highlighted some significant changes
that have occurred in the court system
over the past five decades, as well as
some issues to look for in the future.
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“What was the Bench like in 1969?” Ficarrotta asked rhetorically to the
600 attendees gathered at the downtown Hilton.
In 1969, there were 16 local state court judges, and today there are 62
judges, Ficarrotta said.
Ficarrotta noted the population of Hillsborough County has swelled from
490,000 in 1969 to 1.3 million today.
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