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Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism logoWelcome to the award-winning Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism created as a joint project of the Florida Supreme Court and The Florida Bar to promote and encourage professionalism throughout Florida. The Center is named after Judge Henry Latimer, one of the first African-American judges in Florida. During his 30-year career as a lawyer and judge, he mentored thousands, instilling in them his passion for equality, excellence, respect and professionalism.

The Center’s mission is to promote the fundamental ideals and values of the justice system within the legal system, and to instill those ideals of character, civility, competence, and commitment in all those persons serving therein.

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Mentoring Program

Counsel to Counsel is a first-of-its-kind, technology-based mentoring program that pairs new lawyers with those who are more established in their careers.

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E-News

The Professional is now a blog updated regularly with articles from attorneys and student contributors celebrating and encouraging professionalism.

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Guides & Resources

Best practices guides (including Legal Professionalism in the Electronic Age), videos, articles, Pro Tips, and more.

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May a Florida judge sit on the board of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women?

A judge may serve as an unpaid member of the board of directors of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, according to the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee. Acting August 24 in Opinion Number: 2023-07, the advisory panel was responding to an inquiry asking if a judge may serve as an unpaid member of the…

May a judge address a group consisting solely of prosecutors?

A judge may speak to an association of state prosecutors regarding how to address issues that arise when dealing with a specific type of litigant, according to the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee. Opinion number 2023-06 stems from an inquiry made by a judge whose been invited to speak to an out-of-jurisdiction association of state prosecutors…

Professionalism program on gender empowerment explores the roles of women judges in the 11th Circuit

The Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism is releasing a new program exploring the work of women judges in one of the country’s largest circuits. Titled, Professionalism and Gender Empowerment, this new CLE course focuses on seven women judges in the 11th Circuit. Located in Miami-Dade County, the circuit is the largest in the state and…