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State And Federal Court Judges Honored By Local Bar Associations
In honor of Black History Month, the George Edge- comb Bar Association and the Fred G. Minnis, Sr. Bar Association recently held a reception honoring the African American state and federal court judges of Tampa Bay.
The event was designed to celebrate the accom- plishments of these judges, many of whom made his- tory themselves by becoming the first African American judge to serve within a particular jurisdic- tion. There were 18 black judges in attendance. The
event was held at the Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Public Library. Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy A. Quince served as the keynote speaker, stressing the importance of an independent judiciary. (Photos by Ricky Roberts)
GEBA Executive Board with Judges: front row (seated), Hon. Mary Scriven (District Court Judge, U. S. District Court for the Middle of Florida), Hon. Myra Scott McNary (County Court, Pinellas County), Hon. Patrice Moore (Circuit Court Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit), Hon. Charlene Honeywell (District Court Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida), Hon. Charles Wilson (Eleventh Circuit, U. S. Court of Appeals), Hon. Peggy Quince (Florida Supreme Court), Hon. Perry Little (Senior Judge, Thir- teenth Judicial Circuit), Hon. Thomas Stringer (Retired, Florida Second District Court of Appeal), and Hon. Marva Crenshaw (Circuit Court Judge, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit).
Back row (standing): Travis Coy (Treasurer, George Edgecomb Bar Association), Luis Viera, Fentrice Driskell (President, George Edgecomb Bar Association), Theresa Jean- Pierre Coy (First Vice President, George Edgecomb Bar Association), Hon. Julie Sneed (Magistrate Judge, U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida), Hon. Lisa Camp- bell (Circuit Court Judge, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit), Hon. Cheryl Thomas (Circuit Court Judge, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit), Hon. Darryl M. Manning (County Court Judge, Hillsborough County), Hon. James Pierce (Circuit Court Judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit), Hon. Debra Roberts, (Circuit Court Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit), Hon. Michael F. Andrews (Circuit Court Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit), Hon. Barbara Twine Thomas (Circuit Court Judge, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit), Hon. Timothy Coon (Senior County Judge, Polk County), Howard Williams, Valeria Obi (Secretary, George Edgecomb Bar Association), Norman Harris (Parliamentarian, George Edgecomb Bar Association), and Kamilah Perry (Board Member at Large, George Edgecomb Bar Association).
Woody Isom and Hon. Peggy Quince.
Fred G. Minnis Bar Association Board with Hon. Michael Andrews.
Hon. Julie Sneed, Hon. Peggy Quince, Hon. Cheryl Thomas, and Hon. Claudia Isom.
Correction
In a story published Friday about a pair of Laundromats, one in Palm River and the other on Dr. MLK Boulevard in Tampa, it was incorrectly stated that they perform dry cleaning services.
Hon. Patrice Moore, Hon. Lisa Campbell, Hon. Samantha Ward, and Hon. Michael Andrews.
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