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The Role of the Uniform Motion Calendar in Legal Proceedings

10/31/2018

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Judge John Bowman has served as a circuit judge for more than 15 years in the civil division of the Florida state court system. Among his other accomplishments, Judge John Bowman improved his court’s efficiency by implementing a uniform motion calendar (UMC).

Uniform motion calendars streamline a judge’s workload. Much of a court’s time is taken by motions - requests for particular legal actions, such as dismissals on procedural grounds and summary judgments, in which the judge decides the case before trial.

With many cases on the docket, the number of motions builds. The UMC gathers and schedules them, letting the judge rule on each one in rapid succession. Each motion takes only five or ten minutes; longer motions must be scheduled separately. Individuals can follow the UMC schedule through the court website or ask the judge’s assistant.

Those filing motions can have them placed on the UMC in person at the courthouse or by email. On the appointed day, they should arrive early to wait for their motion to come up.
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Heart Gallery of Broward County Advocates for Foster Youth

10/27/2018

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Serving in the Dependency Division of Florida’s 17th Circuit, Judge John Bowman has presided over some 15,000 cases. Judge John Bowman’s work on behalf of adopted children has earned him recognition from the Heart Gallery of Broward County.

The agency promotes the interests of foster children by raising awareness and promoting adoption through a traveling photography gallery, one of more than 100 Heart Galleries around the nation. The first opened in 2001, and the Broward Country gallery went public in 2007. The Broward exhibit tours public spaces with portraits of foster children by more than 20 professional photographers.

Volunteers can assist the Heart Gallery’s mission by serving as a guardian ad litem (a legal advocate for a child), tutoring and mentoring children, offering job training, or educating youths in a foster home about life skills. Persons can provide in-kind donations of household products or clothes in good condition. Additionally, businesses and individuals can make tax-deductible cash donations.

Visit the gallery’s website at heartgalleryofbroward.org/portal/about-us for more information.

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Awards from the American Inns of Court

10/17/2018

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Based in Fort Lauderdale, Judge John Bowman has served on Florida’s 17th Judicial Circuit for more than 15 years. Alongside his work in the courtroom, Judge John Bowman recently completed a term as the president of the American Inns of Court (AIC). 

AIC gives several annual awards to recognize excellence in different areas of the legal profession. Two of the more prominent awards are the Sandra Day O'Connor Award for Professional Service and the Warren E. Burger Prize.

The Sandra Day O’Connor Award for Professional Service is given each year to a member of the American Inns of Court who has been practicing law for fewer than 10 years but has committed himself or herself to serve the public. The award is presented each October at the AIC Celebration of Excellence. 

The Warren E. Berger Prize is an essay contest designed to reward scholarly thought and research in topics such as professionalism and ethics. Stakeholders in the legal community (attorneys, law professors, law students, constitutional scholars, etc.) may submit original manuscripts between 10,000 and 20,000 words. The winner receives a $5,000 cash prize.

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Introducing the National Adoption Day and How One Can Help

10/9/2018

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A seasoned trial court professional, Judge John Bowman serves as Circuit Judge of the Florida Circuit Court. In this capacity, he also leads the court’s National Adoption Day committee. With over two decades of active community service, Judge John Bowman continued his advocacy to help children under foster care find their permanent families by supporting National Adoption Day.

National Adoption Day was organized by individuals and groups as a nationwide effort to help more than 110,000 children in foster care across the country find a loving family that can permanently care for them. According to statistics from National Adoption Day, a child in foster care waits for an average of three years before he or she gets adopted while every year over 20,000 children age out of foster homes without gaining a permanent family.

These facts led to the creation of an annual one-day event, called National Adoption Day, that would make the dreams of each child in foster care become a reality. The day is set on the Saturday before the celebration of Thanksgiving Day. Since 2000 when the National Adoption Day was started, close to 70,000 children have found a permanent family through the event.

Individuals can get involved in the annual event by adopting a child or by promoting a strong advocacy for community foster care. Businesses may also join by donating goods and services for the event or by becoming a sponsor for National Adoption Day. Event planners are also encouraged to participate by creating an event that promotes adoption or by promoting the event using toolkits with the event’s logos.

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