'Do Not Set Hearings': Judge Contini Accused of Faking His Calendar to Avoid Work
Former Broward Circuit Judge John Patrick Contini, who stepped down amid an ethics investigation this month, faces fresh accusations from the state JQC.
July 24, 2018 at 11:44 AM
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But despite his departure, the JQC issued a notice of formal charges against Contini late Monday, but the document, which seemed to have inadvertently been posted, was no longer publicly available Tuesday morning. It's not uncommon for judges defending against disciplinary charges to resign in lieu of facing the proceedings against them. But this move — filing a new charge after a judge steps down — would be unusual for the JQC, which typically drops the charges once a judge has resigned.
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