A Florida appellate court has overruled an order issued by the former Miami-Dade judge now serving as South Florida’s top prosecutor.

The Third District Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday that U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Ariana Fajardo Orshan erred in issuing a contempt order against Robert Orban during her time as a Miami-Dade Circuit judge. Orban, the respondent in dissolution of marriage proceedings with his ex-wife Susan Rorrer, submitted an appeal after Fajardo held him in contempt for failing to make timely payments on outstanding attorney fees.

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