S P E C I A L F E A T U R E Nicole Gehringer and Lyndsey Siara - Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Unveils Lactation Rooms
The Court joins a small contingent of courthouses throughout Florida to offer this amenity .
Mothers who work at or visit the George E . Edgecomb Courthouse will find a welcome addition to the buildings . In celebration of Mother ’ s Day , the Thirteenth Circuit unveiled two lactation rooms on May 12 . In doing so , the Court joins a small contingent of courthouses throughout Florida that offer such an amenity .
Having spearheaded the effort , we can tell you the process of opening the lactation rooms was a six-month labor of love . When The Florida Bar News featured the opening of a lactation room in the Miami-Dade County Courthouse , we ( as new mothers ) recognized the need for such an initiative here . Without a designated space to express breastmilk , mothers , many of whom are attorneys and other professional staff who spend innumerable hours at the courthouse , were faced with the uncertainty of not knowing where they would pump .
Now , our circuit has eliminated this uncertainty . It is our hope that adding lactation rooms in our courthouse will encourage others , both in our legal community and community at large , to also support our nursing colleagues as they return to work and
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undertake the challenge of balancing their personal and professional responsibilities .
The new lactation rooms are located on the sixth floor of the Edgecomb building and the fourth floor of the North Annex building , providing easy access throughout the courthouse . The lactation rooms are open to anyone : attorneys , professional staff , jurors , witnesses , and other members of the public .
“ The Thirteenth Circuit recognizes the importance of offering these types of amenities , so attorneys and
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