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"When Should a Judge Face Discipline for What an Opinion Says?"

"When Should a Judge Face Discipline for What an Opinion Says?" The May 14, 2007 installment of my "On Appeal" column for law.com began, "Earlier this month, the Investigative Panel of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission issued formal disciplinary charges against an appellate judge serving on Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal based on statements contained in a concurring opinion the judge had issued in the course of deciding a case on appeal."

Just two days ago, Special Counsel for Florida's Judicial Qualifications Commission filed its trial memorandum in that judicial disciplinary proceeding, and you can access that trial memorandum at this link.

Attorneys for the judge who is the subject of the disciplinary proceeding filed their pretrial memorandum last week. It describes the proceeding as "the first time in Florida history that an appellate judge has been charged with misconduct based on his written and published opinion."

Full post as published by How Appealing on March 07, 2008 (boomark / email).