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Board of Trustees

The library is governed by a board of trustees.

Board Members
Meetings

Honorable Michael J. Linn

Indian River County Courthouse

2000 16th Ave

Vero Beach, FL 32960

Office: 772-770-5050

Email: SLCJudge6@circuit19.org

Cathy Townsend
County Commissioner, District 5
2300 Virginia Ave
Fort Pierce, FL 34982 
Phone: (772) 462-1408
townsendc@stlucieco.org

Jim Wilder
Treasure Coast Scuba and Safety Instruction
7548 South US 1, Ste. 166
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
772-618-6995
jwilder@tcscubasafety.com

Adena Hatcher, Esq.

Attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County

423 Fern Street, Suite 200

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

(561) 316-6505

ahatcher@legalaidpbc.org 

James T. Walker

Attorney with Hayskar, Walker, Schwerer, Dundas & McCain, PA

130 S. Indian River Drive, Ste. 304

Fort Pierce, FL 34950

jimw@jimwalkerlaw.com

Lainey W. Francisco, Esq.

Attorney with Jones Foster

505 South Flagler Drive

Suite 1100

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

lfrancisco@jonesfoster.com

Upcoming Meetings
2026 Meeting Minutes & Agendas

Next date: March 6th at 2pm  agenda

NOTE: meetings are conducted both in-person and virtually. Zoom information is available through the library.  Call 772-462-2370 for the meeting details.

Previous Meeting Minutes & Agendas

January 10, 2025

May 2nd, 2025

September 29, 2025

November 7, 2025

January 7, 2022

Minutes            Agenda      Attendance Report

February 11, 2022

Minutes            Agenda      Attendance Report

March 11, 2022

April 8, 2022

Minutes            Agenda      Attendance Report

May 13th, 2022

Minutes            Agenda      Attendance Report

June 10th, 2022

July 8th, 2022

Minutes            Agenda      Attendance Report

August 12th, 2022

Minutes            Agenda      Attendance Report

September 9, 2022

Minutes            Agenda      Attendance Report

November 18, 2022

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© 2025 by the Rupert J. Smith Law Library of St. Lucie County

Mission

The Rupert J. Smith Law Library of St. Lucie County strives to provide equal access to the courts through a strong collection of legal materials to serve all of the residents, bar and judiciary of St. Lucie County.  Additionally, the law library provides community meeting rooms and study space for all of the patrons. 

Email: staff@rjslawlibrary.org      Downtown: (772) 462-2370      South: (772) 871-6806

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