Dan Gelber, a Miami lawyer and son of retired Miami-Dade Judge Seymour Gelber, recalls touring the new Miami-Dade Children's Courthouse with retired Judge William Gladstone when it opened in April.

Gladstone wept during the tour of the $110 million, 14-story, state-of-the-art juvenile courthouse bearing the names of Seymour Gelber and Gladstone.

“He said, 'I don't care about my name being on it,' ” Gelber said. “He said, 'I'm so happy that protecting children is finally not just considered an afterthought.' ”