In a damning report to the Florida Supreme Court, the judge presiding over the ethics trial of Broward Circuit Judge Laura Watson has recommended her removal from the bench.
Fifth District Court of Appeal Judge Kerry Evander said the state Judicial Qualifications Commission panel that tried her in February concurred with the findings of a Palm Beach circuit judge and concluded that Watson “committed serious, flagrant violations of ethical rules” as an attorney before becoming a judge.
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