Chief Judge Jack Tuter swearing in Magistrate Hilary A. Creary. ‘I have been passionate for many years about assisting the children and families of Broward County in my private family law practice, and now I have been given the opportunity to be of service to even more families from the bench,’ Creary said.

Former Board of Governors member Hilary A. Creary officially took the bench Monday as a 17th Circuit magistrate.

Magistrate Creary is widely known for her pro bono work with legal aid programs in Broward County.