If Jack Tuter has his way, Broward County judges could soon step out of their courthouses and into less imposing workplaces.

A proposal by the chief circuit judge and local leaders would create a community court in unexpected places — a City Commission meeting room perhaps or in government-owned offices near mass transit. It would take jurists to ad hoc courtrooms in central locations close to homeless, poor and other populations who often miss court appearances because of economic hardships.

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