Justices Disagree in Florida Judge’s Ethics Case | Daily Business Review

















Florida Supreme Court Justices. From left: Carlos Muñiz, Charles Canady, Jorge Labarga, John Couriel, Jamie Grosshans, Renatha Francis. (Courtesy photos)

“We cannot overlook a legal error like this just because both parties agreed to it,” the Florida Supreme Court ruled.

March 21, 2024 at 03:51 PM

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What You Need to Know

  • The Florida Supreme Court rejected a stipulation of discipline involving a judge.
  • The majority took issue with the terms, political party and political organization, used synonymously.
  • One justice expressed concerns over the implications of the ruling.

Florida Supreme Court justices clashed Thursday in a ruling in which they rejected a disciplinary stipulation. They remanded the case involving a county judge, because the stipulation was based in part on a legally incorrect reading of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

“We cannot overlook a legal error like this just because both parties agreed to it,” the state Supreme Court majority ruled.

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