Judge Stanford Blake: “Being a public defender was the best job I ever had until I became a judge. What you do as prosecutors, public defenders, it’s so important. Being here, seeing all of you, it’s just very, very special.”

Before he presented the 2024 Selig I. Goldin Memorial Award to retired Miami Circuit Judge Stanford Blake, Brian Tannebaum recalled their first meeting, more than 30 years ago.

Blake was a criminal defense attorney, and Tannebaum, a college student facing a felony possession charge, was his client. It worked out well for both.