Tag: Judicial Qualifications Commission
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New judge recycles Justice Francis’ dubious playbook for West Palm Beach family court case she left behind
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
An unruly family court case that Florida Supreme Court Justice Renatha Francis shed right before she got her promotion last year went to a new Palm Beach Circuit judge who seems to be copying Francis’ controversial moves. -
Right-wing extremist on payroll of Miami-Dade candidate looking to oust circuit judge
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Teressa Maria Cervera, a Miami-Dade judicial candidate who’s been the subject of two recent Florida Bar complaints alleging deceitful behavior, has put an influential right-wing provocateur on her campaign’s payroll. -
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. -
Former chief justice, state rep blast system that teed up Renatha Francis for Florida Supreme Court
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A former Florida Supreme Court chief justice and a state legislator are calling for an end to governors dictating who joins the state’s highest court based on politics instead of excellence. -
Judge Renatha Francis drops thorny family court case, giving Supremes an easy way to ignore it
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Dodging embarrassment – or worse – Palm Beach Circuit Judge Renatha Francis has abruptly dropped a troublesome family court case she’s accused of botching. -
Florida Supremes asked to order Renatha Francis, who may soon join them, off a case for bias
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The lawyer for a woman who filed an ethics complaint against Judge Renatha Francis wants the Florida Supreme Court to order Francis off her case.
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