Louis H. Schiff

Louis H. Schiff (born June 3, 1955) is a retired American judge, attorney, professor, historian and author. He served as a Broward County Court Judge in Florida from 1997 to 2024, recognized for educational sentencing practices, judicial education and judicial leadership. Schiff is an adjunct professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law and co-author of Baseball and the Law: Cases and Materials, a seminal casebook on baseball law

Early life and education Louis H. Schiff was born on June 3, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York, to Sally and Melvin Schiff.

Community involvement Schiff served as president of the Kiwanis Club of Tamarac and the Tamarac Chamber of Commerce, earning the 1990 Businessman of the Year award from the latter.

Personal life Schiff married Leslee Lindahl on September 3, 1983, and they have two children, Amber and Erik, the latter sworn into The Florida Bar by Schiff in 2019. After retiring in December 2024, Schiff continues teaching judges, playing golf, traveling, and performing music.