However, fair is fair.
Judge Wolfson received a prestigious honor Thursday from the Florida Bar: The Judge William Hoeveler Judicial Professionalism award. This is no puff piece. This is an award that means what it says and it is earned.
Congrats to Judge Wolfson, who indeed deserves this award:
Press Release from the Florida Bar: Yesterday at the Florida Bar Judicial Luncheon, Eleventh Circuit Judge Andrea R. Wolfson was named the recipient of the William M. Hoeveler Judicial Professionalism Award, given annually by The Florida Bar’s Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism and the Standing Committee on Professionalism. The purpose of the award is to recognize an active judge who best exemplifies strength of character, service, and competence as a jurist, lawyer, and public servant. Judge Wolfson demonstrates the ideals of professionalism and justice while inspiring others to do the same, according to the center. Early in her career she established a reputation as “courteous, professional, well-prepared, respectful, and fair…never compromising her ethics,” said Rebecca Bandy, director of the Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism. Judge Wolfson is currently assigned to criminal court, mentors young attorneys, and serves in many capacities in the local and legal community. She also serves as co-chair of the 11th Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee, teaches a mock trial course at the new judges' colleges each year, and speaks to voluntary bar associations and various organization about the mandatory professionalism requirements implemented by the Florida Supreme Court.
Hoeveler was OK. No Alcee Hastings or Dwyer or Nesbitt, but ok.
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ReplyDeleteThere was this kid I grew up with - he was younger than me. Sorta looked up to me - you know. We did our first work together - worked our way out of the street. Things were good, we made the most of it. During Prohibition - we wrote transportation contracts for molasses into Canada - made a fortune - your father, too. As much as anyone, I loved him - and trusted him. Later on he had an idea - to build a criminal courthouse in an abandoned area of Miami down by the river. And that idea became the Metro Justice Building.
ReplyDeleteThat kid's name was ARTHUR WINTON. This was a great man - a man of vision and guts. And there isn't even a plaque - or a signpost - or a statue of him in that courthouse.
Someone put a transfer for him to civil. No one knows who gave the order - when I heard it, I wasn't angry; I knew Arthur - I knew he was head-strong, talking loud, saying stupid things. So when he turned up in civil - I let it go. And I said to myself, this is the business we've chosen - I didn't ask who gave the order - because it had nothing to do with business!
10:11 Am. Hysterical.
ReplyDeleteNext year’s Hoeveler Award?
ReplyDeleteJudge Martin Zilber
Judge Alan Fine
Judge Mike Hangman
Mike Hanzman never gets that award. That award is perfect for him. It will make him a big star. But I'm gonna run him off the bench and let me tell you why. He ruined one of our court reporter agency's most valuable protégés. For five years we had her under training. Singing lessons, dancing lessons, acting lessons, reporting lessons, transcribing lessons. I spent thousands of dollars on her. I was gonna make her a big reporter, the best in the business. And let me be even more frank, to show ya that I'm not a hard hearted man and its not all dollars and cents. She was beautiful. She was young. She was innocent. She was the greatest reporter with the fastest fingers I have ever seen. And I have seen them all over the world. But then Hanzman comes along with his olive oil voice and his motions and his calendars and his trials that never end. And she runs off and works in his division. She threw it all away to make me look ridiculous and a man in my position cannot afford to be made to look ridiculous!
ReplyDeleteNow you get the hell outta here. And if that Goombah tries any rough stuff you tell him I ain't no assistant PD fresh outta law school. Yeah, I heard that story....
Somebody's in a GF mood and these comments are too funny. Keep them up.
ReplyDeleteKeep the commits close, but the chiefs closer.
ReplyDeleteListen - Judge Hangman is no Judge Scola. Bob can work his way around the greens. Incredible short game and he outdrives Hangman by 30 yards. At least. Believe me folks. His drive is straight, but no distance. How could he win the award? Maybe, just maybe, he is good out of a sand trap or on a par 3.
ReplyDeleteIf he wins the award Fuzzy, what will he order for dinner at the awards banquet? Fried chicken and watermelon?
ReplyDeleteYou'll never live down that remark Fuzzy.
I’ve personally been in the crowd when Judge Michael Hangman wowed the crowd at Bethpage! He’s got a slight draw on his drive. He has no idea how to fade. I think he uses his 56° wedge way too much and does not have the distance that he believes he does on the short approach. We should not criticize him for this error as it is very common among the senior players. He is known not to joke around and stays within his zone at all times. I do personally believe he is deserving of the Hoeveler award!
ReplyDeleteVJ- earlier this year.
ReplyDelete13th at Bethpage Black.
Par 5. 600 yards but fairly straight approach. The green protected on the front end by a string of sand traps.
Our hero is not a devotee of the late great Judge Tom Carney's maxim- Drive for show; putt for dough.
He is four holes into a $100/skins game. so this hole is worth $400.
His drive is a mammoth 210 right down the fairway. He uses his fairway wood and trying to avoid the sand on the left, puts it squarely in the rough on the right side of the fairway. His opponent, has laid up perfectly about 100 yards before the green in the center of the fair way. He has a good short game, and pulls out his 9 iron for a beautiful pitch into the center of the green.
Our Judge uses a little "Miami magic" and a slight nudge of his golf shoes and the ball is now on the fairway out of the rough. Not something a Hoeveler Award nominee would engage in. A pretty eight iron with some decent back spin give him a solid two putt for par, but his opponent has a 20 footer for a sweet birdie and a cool 400.
What happens next is the stuff of Miami legend...
Hey, this is the time to say nice things about Andrea Wolfson. I love her. She’s smart, kind, wise and respectful. Congrats.
ReplyDeleteEnough golf stories about courthouse legends.
ReplyDeleteWhen does Cobia fishing season start??
You want to know who the TOP JUDGE is?
ReplyDeleteWait till October 15 when Joe’s opens again.
Line up all the Judges - and see who they sit first - and who sits in the “family table”.
My bet? Judge Zilber
Agreed! Andrea is top notch. Congratulations to her!
ReplyDeleteVery well deserved. She's not only an all-star, but she is so nice to everybody
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