Category: Ethics
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Diaz de la Portilla political machine slimed Miami-Dade’s first Haitian-American judge, complaints allege
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Judicial races are supposed to be civilized electoral contests. Unless the candidate is a member of the Diaz de la Portilla political family gunning for Miami-Dade County’s first Haitian-American judge, then sleazy campaigning is on brand. -
Judge Renatha Francis lied on her application to join the Florida Supreme Court
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Renatha Francis falsely certified on her application to join the Florida Supreme Court that she’s never been on the receiving end of an ethics complaint, a possible crime under Florida law. -
Florida local politicians win federal suit to block new get-tough lobbying ban
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Local politicians from Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Leon counties on Tuesday got a federal judge’s blessing to continue working as lobbyists. -
Florida ‘ethics’ watchdog digs up loophole, gives Broward’s Lamar Fisher a pass for $565K profit on land sales to agency he once led
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The state’s ethics enforcer looked into a complaint about Broward County Commissioner Lamar Fisher’s personally lucrative land deals with Pompano Beach, where he was a growth-loving mayor, and found nothing wrong. Complaint dismissed… -
Under the gun of a new discipline rule, Florida lawyers had better keep judges happy…or else
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Judges who want to punish lawyers for any reason now have a superpower that can derail careers, courtesy of the Florida Bar and the Florida Supreme Court. -
8 Florida federal judges had illegal stock ownership conflicts
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Eight of Florida’s federal judges had financial interests in one or more of their cases, according to a blockbuster newspaper report that identified 131 judicial scofflaws across the nation.
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