Collection pertains to people, activities and court procedures in Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit and includes: profiles of Miami-Dade County judges, newspaper clippings, publications, fee schedules for the Dade County Bar Association, correspondence, ephemera, rules of practice and procedure guidelines, a biography of Dixie Louese Herlong Chastain and copies of documents Judge Silverman acquired for his historical studies on Miami's legal system.

Also included is a copy of the transcript of the Pacley and Kitchen case vs. the City of Hialeah. The plaintiffs sued the city, accusing it of discrimination against them and other African American employees by denying them full pension benefits.