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Stanton Kaplan, 76

Stanton Kaplan, a Broward judge for over 40 years, dies at 76

By Paula McMahon

Sun Sentinel

Retired Broward Circuit Judge Stanton Kaplan, who was known as a tough but exceptionally fair judge, died Saturday at his home in Plantation. He was 76.

Though he ran a tight ship and insisted on proper courtroom decorum, he loved slapstick humor and collected memorabilia from The Three Stooges — including a clock that delivered the “nyuk, nyuk, nyuk” sound — that he kept in his chambers.

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