On Wednesday, November 9, 2022, and Thursday, November 10, 2022, Hurricane Nicole caused the closure of the courts in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie Counties.
Due to this emergency Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz issued AOSC22-93 to extend all time limits prescribed or allowed by rule of procedure, court order, statutes applicable to court proceedings, or otherwise pertaining to court proceedings, from the close of business on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, until the close of business on Monday, November 14, 2022.
Over the past several weeks, Judge Nicole Menz has been presiding over Classical Conversation Mock Trials. Pictured here are 2 teams from Vero Beach that went head to head – VB Coastal and VB Lux. These 8th grade homeschool students prepare a case for trial over the course of a semester and then present the trial in front of real…
Seventh grade students from St. Helen Catholic School in Vero Beach toured the Indian River County Courthouse on April 19th as part of their civics class. Students met with court security officers and Judge Robyn Stone and were taken on a tour of the security control room, holding cells, sally port, jury assembly room and Judge Stone'…
The National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) in collaboration with Justice for Vets (who is a national training and technical assistance provider for the Bureau of Justice Administration) administered a two-day Operational Tune-Up training to the Honorable Robert Belanger and his St. Lucie Veteran’s Treatment Court…
