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10 May 2024, 3:00 am
Florida – Miami Mayor Subpoenaed to Testify in SEC’s Case Against Developer Who Paid Him Yahoo Finance – Jay Weaver, Tess Riski, Sarah Blaskey, and Joey Flechas (Miami Herald) | Published: 5/6/2024 When the Securities and Exchange Commission sued developer Rishi Kapoor, accusing him of defrauding investors in his real estate projects, the lawsuit made no mention of his company’s consulting agreement with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez. [read post]
21 Mar 2024, 8:18 am
The Florida Supreme Court rejected stipulated discipline agreed to by a county judge and approved by the Judicial Qualifications Commission The JQC’s findings and recommendation of discipline involve two distinct charges for conduct during Judge Flynn’s 2022 judicial campaign: (1)... [read post]
6 Mar 2024, 3:49 am
Florida, 517 U. [read post]
19 Feb 2024, 8:57 am
Va. 1823) (interpreting the Appointments Clause to mean that “all officers of the United States, except in cases where the constitution itself may otherwise provide, shall be established by law”) (emphasis added).Commissions and Inferior Officers The Commissions Clause states that the President “shall commission all the Officers of the United States” without any apparent qualification, a point Trump highlights in his briefs. [read post]
19 Jan 2024, 8:53 am
Trump's qualification is publicly tested in Congress. [read post]
14 Dec 2023, 8:25 am
The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission recommends a public reprimand of a newly-elected judge for violations in her first judical campaign A. [read post]
10 Nov 2023, 8:49 am
Judicial Discipline charges brought by the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission have an unsavory odor of selective enforcement as suggested by the accused judge's response The 2022 judicial race for Circuit Court Judge, Group 37, was unlike other judicial races. [read post]
2 Nov 2023, 8:08 am
The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission recommends a 30-day suspension, public reprimand and three-month disqualification from criminal matters of a Liberty County judge On the morning of June 15, 2023, immediately following a court hearing being conducted by Zoom, Judge Hosford... [read post]
19 Oct 2023, 8:08 am
The Florida Commission on Judicial Qualifications proposes a 30-day suspension without pay of a judge The Commission’s investigation found that while campaigning for Polk County Judge in 2022, John B. [read post]
28 Jul 2023, 4:00 am
The court essentially upheld the findings of the state’s Judicial Qualification Commission, which determined that Scherer “’unduly chastised’ lead public defender Melisa McNeill and her team, wrongly accused one Cruz attorney of threatening her child, and improperly embraced members of the prosecution in the courtroom after the trial’s conclusion. [read post]
25 Jul 2023, 1:44 pm
From AP, via NACDL's news update: The unanimous decision Monday followed a June recommendation from the Judicial Qualifications Commission. [read post]
9 Jun 2023, 3:00 am
In other news related to the Parkland shooting, Florida’s Judicial Qualifications Commission concluded on Monday that the judge who presided over the trial of Nikolas Cruz should be publicly reprimanded for showing bias toward the prosecution, allowing victims’ families to make vitriolic statements to Cruz’s attorneys, and for allowing her emotions to overcome her judgement. [read post]
6 Jun 2023, 7:55 am
A public reprimand has been proposed for the judge who presided over the Parkland shooting case The Investigative Panel of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission ["the Commission") served a Notice of Investigation dated April 7, 2023, on Circuit Judge Elizabeth... [read post]
22 Feb 2023, 5:16 am
Supreme Court significantly limited restrictions on what judicial candidates could say with respect to their stances on certain issues, judicial elections no longer serve as a means for the people to vet the qualifications of their judges but instead allow citizens to vote for “judicial platforms more so than on the basis of a candidate’s ability to impartially apply the law. [read post]
7 Nov 2022, 8:07 am
[17] The commission is diverse, and Chair Leah Ward Sears, former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice, vowed that it would suggest diverse candidates. [read post]
23 Aug 2022, 11:00 am
And, after the winners are declared tonight, it will be up to The Florida Bar and the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) to sort through the allegedly multiple violations of Bar Rules and Judicial Canons and to determine if there is probable cause to proceed with charges against any of the candidates over the complaints that were filed against them.Here are the contests to be decided tonight:CIRCUIT COURTGroup 3 Lody Jean (I)Teressa Maria… [read post]
17 Aug 2022, 12:05 am
Mora writes: "Ethics experts say it could become problematic if someone could prove to the Florida Supreme Court or the Judicial Qualifications Commission that Renier Diaz de la Portilla, a partner at Diaz de la Portilla Lawyers in Miami, was aware of the distribution of certain campaign materials in the judicial race from the PAC that supports his brother, Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla. [read post]
8 Aug 2022, 10:30 pm
That is because local attorney (and former State Legislator) Juan Carlos “JC” Planas has filed complaints against Diaz de la Portilla with both The Florida Bar and the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC). [read post]
7 Jul 2022, 2:11 pm
A judge's handling of a difficult defendant drew a proposed 60 day suspension without pay and reprimand from the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission As this Court has repeatedly instructed: Unprofessional conduct by a lawyer or litigant does not justify or... [read post]
25 Feb 2022, 9:23 pm
And I believe it’s time that we have a Court that reflects the full talents and greatness of our nation with a nominee of extraordinary qualifications and that we inspire all young people to believe that they can one day serve their country at the highest level…So, today, I’m pleased to nominate Judge Jackson, who will bring extraordinary qualifications, deep experience and intellect, and a rigorous judicial record to the Court. [read post]
