Witnessing a first for the Fifth

Students get rare opportunity to watch appellate court at work

  • Students from advanced civics classes at Palatka Junior-Senior High School smile for a photo with the judges, County Clerk Matt Reynolds, Putnam County Sheriff Gator DeLoach and Sheriff’s Office general counsel Alex Sharp.
    Students from advanced civics classes at Palatka Junior-Senior High School smile for a photo with the judges, County Clerk Matt Reynolds, Putnam County Sheriff Gator DeLoach and Sheriff’s Office general counsel Alex Sharp.
  • Attorney Ryan Jones, right, at lecturn, argues his case in support of Tower Hill Select Insurance Company to Fifth District Court of Appeal judges, center, as apellant attorney Geoffrey Marks, seated, and students of Peniel Academy listen. It was the first time the appellate court has heard arguments at the Putnam County Courthouse and local students got the rare chance to hear about the court system from the judges themselves.
    Attorney Ryan Jones, right, at lecturn, argues his case in support of Tower Hill Select Insurance Company to Fifth District Court of Appeal judges, center, as apellant attorney Geoffrey Marks, seated, and students of Peniel Academy listen. It was the first time the appellate court has heard arguments at the Putnam County Courthouse and local students got the rare chance to hear about the court system from the judges themselves.
Students at Palatka Junior-Senior High School and Peniel Academy got an unusual glimpse into the Florida court system this week. For the first time, the 5th District Court of Appeal held oral…

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