THE SEMINOLE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION recently presented its 2000
Lifetime Achievement Award to Circuit Judge Gene R. Stephenson. This
award is given annually to a member of the SCBA whose service and
contributions over the years have greatly benefitted the bar and
community. Judge Stephenson's contributions have brought about many
changes and innovations to the juvenile justice system. During his
tenure on the juvenile bench, he implemented programs such as PILOT
(Problems in the Lives of Teens) and Children Making Choices," a
preventative program involving field trips for local fifth-graders to
tour the juvenile facility, the adult jail and sit in on court hearings.
Judge Stephenson also was largely responsible for bringing the Juvenile
Assessment Center to Seminole County and has worked with the Seminole
County School Board, Department of Juvenile Justice, and local area
police chiefs in implementing an interagency agreement which allows all
agencies to work together to keep each other advised regarding a ch
ild's arrest and subsequent disposition. He is currently
spearheading the development of Drug Court for Seminole County. Pictured
presenting the award is Seminole Bar Association President Gene
Stephenson.
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