Will Fla. Judge Be Disciplined for His Court Opinion?
What one Florida Supreme Court justice called an "all-out personal attack" on a colleague may result in a public reprimand for an appellate judge. Lawyers say it would be the first time a Florida judge has been disciplined for violating judicial ethics because of what he wrote in a court opinion. The debate centers around Judge Michael Allen's comment that fellow Appeal Court Judge Charles Kahn should have stepped down from a case to avoid the appearance that he was trying to "snooker" the public.
