Nursing mothers can now utilize a private space when visiting the North County Courthouse in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, in partnership with the Palm Beach County chapter of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL), held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 10, marking the official opening of a new lactation space. The nursing pod and location was provided by Palm Beach County.
The opening of this new nursing room completes a multi-year project to provide rooms in all of the courthouses in Palm Beach County. The rooms in the other three courthouse locations – West Palm Beach, Delray Beach and Belle Glade – opened in 2017, 2019 and 2023. The initiative has been a passion project spearheaded by Palm Beach County FAWL and Circuit Court Judge Samantha Schosberg Feuer in collaboration with Court Administration and Palm Beach County.
"I am very pleased that the 15th Judicial Circuit can now provide these spaces for nursing mothers," Chief Judge Glenn Kelley said. "Prior to the push for nursing rooms by FAWL and Circuit Court Judge Samantha Schosberg Feuer, nursing mothers who were working in the courthouses often had to seek out privacy in unsuitable areas. Thanks to the efforts of our local PBC FAWL and Judge Feuer, along with coordination by court administration, nursing mothers in our courthouses, whether it be a member of the public, staff, or attorneys, can now feel more welcomed."
"I am proud of Palm Beach County FAWL and our Circuit who, together, have collaborated to provide private lactation areas in all of our courthouses," said Judge Samantha Schosberg Feuer. "This tremendous effort will no doubt have a long-standing positive impact for working mothers and for our profession for years to come." More information on all of the nursing room locations