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NELAN SWEET HAS PASSED AWAY

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

We read with sadness this morning in Joan Fleischman's column in the Herald, that former municipal court Judge Nelan Sweet passed away at age 85. There is a service today, Sunday, at 2:30 at Mt. Nebo at 5505 NW 3rd Street.Old timers will remember Mr. Sweet in the courtroom as a courteous attorney. And really old timers will remember Mr. Sweet along with Alvin Goodman as judges on the old Municipal Court. And really really old timers will have practiced in that court. Sy Gaer. Alvin Goodman. Nelan Sweet. These were the lawyers who practiced law in the criminal courts as Miami turned from a sleepy southern tourist town into a bustling metropolis. When a prosecutor or defense attorney walks into a courtroom a seeks justice, they are, in a sense standing on the shoulders of these pioneers...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on January 20, 2008 (boomark / email).