As of early July 2025, there are 35 female judges in the 13th Judicial Circuit and 32 male judges with three vacancies.

Prosecutors have dropped a felony perjury case against former Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie, ending a four-year legal saga without a trial.

Prosecutors dropped a perjury charge against ex-Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie tied to the Parkland grand jury.

Broward School Superintendent Robert Runcie speaks during a press conference at the Broward Sheriff’s Office Real Time Crime Center in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Statewide ...

Broward County Circuit Judge Martin Fein had dismissed the case in 2023 over jurisdictional issues, but the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed his decision.

Broward County Circuit Judge Martin Fein dismissed the grand jury’s 2021 indictment against Runcie, agreeing with defense attorneys that state law only gives it jurisdiction over crimes that ...

Judge Martin Fein asks prosecutor Richard Mantei what exactly former Broward County School Superintendent Robert Runcie is being charged with on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

She’s supposed to be the new face of the justice system in Broward County, but Chief Administrative Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips finds herself forced into the background of an all-too-familiar ...

Broward County Circuit Judge Gary Farmer is trying to avoid an immediate suspension for conduct in court.

In an order issued Monday, Broward Circuit Court Judge Martin Fein denied Melly’s request to set a bond.

YNW Melly has been in jail six years and counting as a judge denies his pretrial release for a third time.

Broward County Circuit Judge Gary Farmer, a former Senate Democratic leader, has argued that he has "learned his lesson" and should not be suspended without pay pending the outcome of the proceedings.