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Second in the series on crazy courthouse stories is the Courthouses of Florida idea I had while working in courthouses all over my home state of Florida. Over the years when I have worked for attorneys during the jury selection process, I have observed their fondness for courthouses. They often regale me with stories about a case they once had, or a judge they once knew, or a jury they once had on a big case, but, in addition, many of my clients express a nostalgic feeling about a certain courthouse due to its architecture or another feature. These expressions regarding courthouses are frequent and have continued to the present time. After hearing numerous similar stories about courthouses from attorneys, I started asking them if they would like to have photos of their favorite courthouses. I told them I know an extraordinarily talented professional photographer, my spouse and business partner, David Fauss, who could be commissioned to take photos of their favorite courthouses. I surveyed many attorneys about my idea before telling David about it. David improved upon my idea by suggesting that he photograph courthouses in Florida that could be used in a calendar we could provide to our clients. David reasoned that a courthouse calendar would be an ever present reminder of Magnus to our clients throughout the year. We put our ideas to work and, for 20 years, we published a Courthouses of Florida calendar that featured David’s lovely photos of 12 courthouses. We had them professionally printed by our dear friend, Mark Weisser (thanks Mark!), then we shipped them to our clients at the end of each year, for their use the following year. Although we ceased publication of the calendar, David’s courthouse photos are memorialized on his Courthouses of Florida website and they grace the walls at the Florida Supreme Court, as well as many other courthouses and attorneys’ offices. I guess this crazy courthouse story wasn’t so crazy after all!