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REMEMBERING JOE REYES

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

Woops: The DBR reported on Judge Jeri Beth Cohen's campaign faux pas: " Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jeri Beth Cohen, who is facing an election challenge, committed an ?unintentional violation? of a judicial canon by speaking at a Coral Gables Area Democratic Club meeting without her election opponent present, the Dade County Bar Association concluded. The Bar?s judicial campaign practices commission found that Cohen violated Canon 7 of the Code of Judicial Conduct. That canon states a candidate for judicial office can speak on issues at a political party function that ?must not be a fundraiser, and the invitation to speak must also include the other candidates.? WOOPS JOE REYES MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT The 3rd Annual Joseph A. Reyes Golf Tournament will take place on Saturday June 28, 2008 at 8:00 a...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on June 26, 2008 (boomark / email).