Inquiry Concerning Judge Jacqueline Schwartz

On February 19, 2015, the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) filed in the Supreme Court a notice of formal charges charging Eleventh Judicial Circuit Judge Jacqueline Schwartz with violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct. Judge Schwartz admitted her misconduct and stipulated to the sanctions of a public reprimand and a letter of apology. On April 29, 2015, the Supreme Court rejected the parties’ stipulation, concluding that the terms of the stipulation were inadequate to address the violations committed by Judge Schwartz. Judge Schwartz and the JQC subsequently filed a revised consent judgment in which the parties agreed to the terms outlined in the April 29, 2015 order. The Supreme Court approved the revised consent judgment, which imposed the following sanctions upon Judge Schwartz: a public reprimand before the Supreme Court, a thirty-day suspension without pay, a requirement that Judge Schwartz write a letter of apology, and a $10,000 fine. View "Inquiry Concerning Judge Jacqueline Schwartz" on Justia Law