Joanos, The Honorable James

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Florida State University Law ReviewVolume 22 | Issue 4 Article 7Spring 1995He Meant a Lot to UsThe Honorable James JoanosFollow this and additional works at: http://ir.law.fsu.edu/lrPart of the Legal Biography Commons, Legal Education Commons, and the Legal ProfessionCommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Florida State University LawReview by an authorized editor of Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact bkaplan@law.fsu.edu.Recommended CitationThe Honorable James Joanos, He Meant a Lot to Us, 22 Fla. St. U. L. Rev. 815 (1995) .http://ir.law.fsu.edu/lr/vol22/iss4/7HE MEANT A LOT TO USTHE HONORABLE JAMES JOANOS*I was really lucky to have known Steve Goldstein.My earliest contacts with Steve came in relationship to the extern-ship program that existed between the Florida State University Collegeof Law and the Second Judicial Circuit when I was a Circuit Judge.Steve's enthusiasm and sincere interest in the learning experiences oflaw students was immediately apparent. He was great to work with.He knew the students well and always sent me wonderful students.Thanks to him, I got to work closely with a number of bright peoplewho went on to become fine attorneys. It was easy to see that Steve'sgreat attitude toward the law, in particular toward pro bono service,was being imparted to those with whom he was associated.As the years passed, Steve and I shared a number of activities.When I taught a section of trial practice at the law school, Steve, whoalso taught the subject, was willing to pass on a lot of really good tipsabout working with students that were most helpful to me.When I moved to the First District Court of Appeals, I continued towork with Steve with regard to interns. We later worked on other lawschool projects. He was instrumental in the relationship between the lawcollege and the Tallahassee Chapter of the American Inns of Court.More recently, I had the privilege of working with Steve in the develop-ment of the law college's Board of Visitors. No matter how busy he wasor how many things he was involved in, he was always willing to sharehis experiences and his time. He was also always voluntarily workingtoward the betterment of the law college and of the law.Steve and I both belonged to a loosely knit group of lawyers, judges,professors and assorted others who ate lunch occasionally at the firsttable in Mike's Cafe in downtown Tallahassee. The discussions thatarose from the table were something to behold. They included every-thing from A to Z, and Steve Goldstein was a major contributor. Hewas interested in a variety of subjects. He knew sports and he knew thelaw, especially criminal law. But his sincere interest in people and re-spect for them was his most memorable characteristic.He meant a lot to a lot of us.* Judge, Florida First District Court of Appeal. B.S. Public Administration, 1956, FloridaState University; LL.B., 1962, Yale Law School.

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