Election night gave Broward Count Florida its first judge of Haitian descent, Florence Taylor Barner, who handily defeated Fort Lauderdale attorney Rhoda Sokoloff in the race to replace retiring County Judge Peter Skolnik. Barner, 35, is an attorney in private practice who picked up the endorsements of the Broward PBA and former Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth. … Continue reading Florence Taylor Barner Elected First Haitian-American Judge in Broward County FL