This week, FloridaBarNews.TV highlights the Florida Conference of Circuit Judges launching the “Florida Judicial Wellness Program” -- a confidential resource for jurists who may be feeling overwhelmed. The program is the brainchild of immediate past conference Chair Scott Bernstein, a veteran 11th Circuit judge. Bernstein said he got the idea after several judicial meltdowns made headlines, one of them involving a close friend. “I’ve learned a lot about vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue,” Bernstein said. “Although judges like to think that we’re super human beings, we’re really just humans, and it does take a toll.” Bernstein and Ninth Judicial Circuit Judge Alicia Latimore were part of a 16-member committee that worked on the program for months before announcing it at the FCCJ annual meeting in August. More than 500 judges attended the meeting and the Florida Judicial Wellness Program booth drew heavy traffic, Bernstein said.
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