17th Circuit Judge Florence Taylor Barner has been named judicial liaison to the newly formed Bernice Gaines Dorn Black Women Lawyers Association of Broward County. A Tallahassee native, Bernice Gaines Dorn became the first Black women member of The Florida Bar in 1958, after graduating from Florida A&M College of Law.

A few years ago, veteran Board of Governors member Hilary Creary realized that Broward County, for all its vibrancy, lacked an organization “specifically for Black women lawyers,” like her.

“I spoke with some friends and colleagues and decided it was time to make history,” Creary says.

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