David Weed, a fixture in the Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office for decades, and who trained generations of attorneys in Miami, has passed away.
You couldn't work in the REGJB in the 1980s, 90s, or the early 2000's without coming across David in some manner, either in the PDs office, or the in Courthouse, where being a supervisor and second in command to Bennett Brummer did not stop him from going to court most days- a trait we rarely see in supervisors these days, who rarely deign to get their hands dirty.
David devoted his career to the Miami PDs office, providing representation to the indigent, and providing the first guiding hand to legions of young attorneys. He has been missed since he retired, and we are sad to report that he has passed away. There will be no funeral service, but for those that knew him and his family, his wife and children will be holding a celebration of his life.
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Justice blog obituaries. RIP Weed
Man that sucks. Another legend gone. Thank god we still have you Rumpole as well as DOM.
So sorry to hear of his passing. I hope he enjoyed his retirement years. My sympathy to his family and close friends.
In a world of social media posts, tweets, emails, and text messages, David's trial notes will always be remembered by those who received them.
C. David Weed was a class act. He hired much of the great talent in that office over the years. He also sent you a hand written note after every trial thanking you, regardless of the outcome. AND. HE ALWAYS had your back as a pit PD. He was a good guy. May he RIP.
C David Weed was a nice guy. RIP
Friendly and classy guy
He was a really nice person, all the way back to his high school days.
Weed was great, and a very nice man. Rip and condolences to his family and friends.
Always nice and respectful yet, effective. Sorry to hear this news.
A gentle, kind, smart and devoted lawyer and friend.
I am eternally grateful to David Weed and the team at County in the mid-aughts. I had only worked at the PDO for about two months when my mother's health spiraled. Drowning in sorrow and anxiety, I was trying to balance my budding career and spending time with my mom. David and the County Court team (Teresa, Guy, Bobby) told me to take all the time I needed to be with her, reassuring me that my job would be waiting when I was ready to return. A tremendous load was lifted, and I was able to focus on being there for my mother during the last few weeks of her life. I am eternally grateful for their compassion, empathy and kindness during one of the most distressing moments of my life. I cherish that gesture as I do David's handwritten notes. My deepest condolences to David's family and all who loved him.
Adriana Collado-Hudak
Another Hall of Fame guy has passed. I am seeing too many lawyers passing away these days. David was a special guy who had an eye for spotting talent. Under the leadership of Bennett Brummer and David Weed the Public Defender's Office rose to prominence. Lawyers could be lawyers and use their best judgment in dealing with their case load. They were not burdened with the layers of supervision in the SAO that stifles the ability of the young lawyers to deal with their cases. Anyway, that is how I saw things during the Brummer-Weed administration.
Better man than any current chief at the SAO
David was affectionally known as " the frog, or just Frog among his longtime friends. He was my trial partner, and we were the APD's in the great, late Ed Cowart's courtroom. Often after court we would play one on one basketball at my apartment complex near the Justice Building. I never won. We also played tennis at the Marriott tennis courts on Lejeune. In our bachelor days we often drank at the Salsido in the Grove and at a nightclub in the grove then known as "Honey for the Bear". The Frog would say "honey for the bear, p***Y for the Frog. He never liked trying cases, he was too nice for that. He became the Executive assistant first to Phil and later to Bennett and did a wonderful job. I remember fondly our Thursday night poker games at his bachelor pad at Tangiers Avenue. He lost one of his first trials and the juvenile was sent to jail. He was later let out after it was proven he was not the assailant. That is one reason Frog did not like trials, although we routinely beat Ira Dibitski and McWilliams in major crime trials, much to their dismay. He was one of a kind and I am greatly saddened to learn of his passing.
I remember David as a kind, smart lawyer who paid attention to the mechanics of running an office while everyone else was obsessed with cases. I mentioned a planets-colliding crisis from some little case and he listened, smiling politely, while probably holding back from laughing at my ant's perspective. That is how I always imagined he would look when a judge would call to complain about one of the lawyers.
David Weed hired me in 1983. Working there changed the trajectory of my life. It was the best job I ever left, including the judiciary. David was smart as hell and had a unique ability to gauge and handle talent. The legal world in our county has lost a legend.
Robin Faber
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