Ryan NicolOctober 9, 2019
4min472
The young man – Deandre Somerville – had no prior criminal record.
Tag: JQC
Ryan NicolOctober 9, 2019
Michael MolineNovember 15, 2018
3min273
The Supreme Court has OK’d a public reprimand for Miami-Dade County Judge Deborah White-Labora, concluding she tarnished her position by writing a character reference for a defendant in a federal prosecution. “Accordingly, we hereby command Judge Deborah White-Labora to appear before this court for the administration of a public reprimand at a time to be […]
Martin DyckmanFebruary 22, 2017
9min387
Is Florida’s judicial ethics commission about to become collateral damage in a battle over the independence of the courts? House Speaker Richard Corcoran, the Land O’Lakes Republican, appears to have targeted the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) along with the courts themselves in his campaign to curb the independence of the judiciary. The JQC and the […]
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 19, 2016
2min271
Despite the specter of an investigation by the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission for alleged racist and sexist statements from the bench, along with alleged overworking of staff, Judge Mark Hulsey won his battle for re-election on Aug. 30. Even so, he has another battle ahead of him. Hulsey’s final evidentiary hearing commences on the morning of […]