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Fla. Judge Accused Of Ditching Work Wants Ethics Panel DQ d
Law360 (May 4, 2021, 3:28 PM EDT) A Palm Beach County judge facing an ethics complaint for allegedly ditching work asked to disqualify the panel hearing her judicial ethics case Monday because of the members relationships with the chief judge in her circuit, who will be called as a witness in the case.
On April 14, Judge Marni A. Bryson, who has been on the bench in the 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida since 2010, was formally charged by the state s Judicial Qualifications Commission with regularly being away from the courthouse and failing to inform the chief judge of her absences.
Augusta s chief judge will retire to resolve ethics probe
May 4, 2021
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) Augusta Superior Court Chief Judge Carl C. Brown Jr. gave up his supervisory authority and will leave the bench in June to settle an investigation into allegations of ethics violations, according to an agreement he made with Georgia’s judicial disciplinary board.
The signed order was filed with the state Supreme Court on Monday, court documents show.
Complaints were made about Brown to the Judicial Qualifications Commission for showing nepotism and favoritism, attempting to improperly influence the appointment of judges and inserting himself into plea negotiations, according to the court filing.
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