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Date Docketed
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Description
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04/28/2020
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NOTICE-FORMAL CHARGES
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PT Inquiry Concerning A Judge JQC BY: PT Alexander J. Williams 99225
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04/29/2020
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No Fee Required
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04/29/2020
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE
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Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
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05/12/2020
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NOTICE-APPEARANCE
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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05/14/2020
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MOTION-EXT OF TIME (RESPONSE)
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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05/18/2020
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NOTICE-APPEARANCE
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PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lauri Waldman Ross 311200
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Notice of Appearance of Counsel to FJQC Hearing Panel
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05/18/2020
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ORDER-JQC HEARING PANEL
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Order Granting Extension
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05/22/2020
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ORDER-JQC HEARING PANEL
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Order Scheduling Case Management Conference and Notice of Hearing Panel Members
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06/03/2020
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ORDER-JQC HEARING PANEL
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Order Scheduling Hearing and Prehearing Deadlines
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06/05/2020
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ANSWER
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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Answer to Notice of Formal Charges
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06/10/2020
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NOTICE
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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Notice of Discovery Demand Pursuant to Judicial Qualifications Commission Rule 12
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07/24/2020
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NOTICE
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PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lauri Waldman Ross 311200
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Re-Notice of Prehearing Conference
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08/06/2020
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NOTICE
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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Notice of Taking Video Deposition of Ms. Rhonda Harris
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08/06/2020
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NOTICE
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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Notice of Taking Video Deposition Duces Tecum of Ms. Paula Watkins
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08/11/2020
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NOTICE
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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Notice of Taking Video Deposition Duces Tecum of Ms. Rhonda Harris
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09/01/2020
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MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE
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PT Inquiry Concerning A Judge JQC BY: PT Alexander J. Williams 99225
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Filed as "Joint Motion to Continue"
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09/03/2020
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ORDER-JQC HEARING PANEL
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Order Granting "Joint Motion to Continue"
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10/07/2020
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NOTICE
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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Notice of Taking Video Deposition Duces Tecum of Mr. Bill Wills
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10/07/2020
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NOTICE
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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Notice of Taking Video Deposition Duces Tecum of Mr. Grant Slayden
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10/12/2020
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NOTICE
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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Amended Notice of Taking Video Deposition Duces Tecum of Mr. Bill Wills
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10/20/2020
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NOTICE
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PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lauri Waldman Ross 311200
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Notice of Telephonic Status Conference
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11/05/2020
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NOTICE
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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Notice of Taking Video Deposition Duces Tecum of the Honorable Jonathan Sjostrom
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12/01/2020
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ORDER-JQC HEARING PANEL
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Order Re-Scheduling Final Hearing and Prehearing Deadlines
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02/19/2021
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NOTICE-FORMAL CHARGES
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PT Inquiry Concerning A Judge JQC BY: PT Alexander J. Williams 99225
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Amended
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03/08/2021
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lauri Waldman Ross 311200
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Re-Notice of Final Hearing and Substitution of Hearing Panel Member
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03/08/2021
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ANSWER
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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Answer to Amended Notice of Formal Charges
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03/10/2021
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EXHIBITS
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PT Inquiry Concerning A Judge JQC BY: PT Alexander J. Williams 99225
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Exhibit and Witness List of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission
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03/22/2021
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NOTICE
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PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lauri Waldman Ross 311200
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Notice of Substitution of Hearing Panel Member and Notice of Live-Streaming
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03/22/2021
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ORDER-JQC HEARING PANEL
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Amended Prehearing Order
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03/24/2021
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EXHIBITS
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PT Inquiry Concerning A Judge JQC BY: PT Alexander J. Williams 99225
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Amended Exhibit and Witness List of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission
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03/24/2021
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EXHIBITS
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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Witness and Exhibit List of
the Honorable Barbara Hobbs
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03/31/2021
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MOTION-CONFIDENTIALITY
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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MOTION TO DETERMINE CONFIDENTIALITY OF COURT RECORD AND TO SEAL JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION'S EXHIBIT NO. 11
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04/12/2021
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ORDER-JQC HEARING PANEL
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Order Denying Motion to Seal Trial Exhibit
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06/11/2021
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FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATION
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PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: AA Kerry I. Evander 302597
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Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations of the Hearing Panel, Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission
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06/11/2021
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ORDER-SHOW CAUSE (JQC)
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Pursuant to Rule 2.310, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, this is to command you, The Honorable Barbara Kaye Hobbs, to show cause on or before July 6, 2021, why the recommended action should not be granted. The Commission may file a reply pursuant to Rule 2.310(b)(1), Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, on or before July 26, 2021. The Honorable Barbara Kaye Hobbs may file her reply to the Commission's reply, on or before August 5, 2021.
**Response and reply dates corrected June 11, 2021.**
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06/11/2021
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NOTICE-FILING
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PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lauri Waldman Ross 311200
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Notice of Filing Final Hearing Transcript, Volumes I and II (March 29 and March 30, 2021)
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06/14/2021
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EXHIBITS
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PT Inquiry Concerning A Judge JQC BY: PT Alexander J. Williams 99225
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2 CDs containing exhibits. Contents too large to upload. Placed on T: drive.
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06/29/2021
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RESPONSE
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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Response to the Florida Supreme Court's Order to Show Cause
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07/26/2021
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REPLY TO RESPONSE
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PT Inquiry Concerning A Judge JQC BY: PT Alexander J. Williams 99225
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Reply of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission to Judge Hobbs Response to the Court's Order to Show Cause
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08/05/2021
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REPLY TO REPLY
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RS Barbara Kaye Hobbs 336297 BY: RS Roosevelt Randolph 183446
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Reply of Judge Hobbs to the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission's Reply to her Response to the Court's Order to Show Cause
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08/13/2021
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ORDER-NO REQ SCHED (MISC)
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The above case has been submitted to the Court without oral argument.
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05/19/2022
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DISP-PUBLIC REPRIMAND (JQC - BEFORE FSC)
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FSC-OPINION: We approve the findings of misconduct made by the Hearing Panel. Additionally, contrary to the Hearing Panel's finding, we further conclude that clear and convincing evidence establishes that Judge Hobbs failed to properly supervise her judicial assistant, which resulted in the judge's son improperly accessing restricted areas of the courthouse while serious criminal charges were pending against him.
Regarding discipline, in light of the serious nature of the misconduct at issue, we add a fine to the Hearing Panel's recommendation. Specifically, Judge Hobbs is suspended for sixty days without pay and ordered to pay a fine of $30,000. The fine shall be paid to the Office of the State Courts Administrator within 180 days from the issuance of this opinion. The effective date of the suspension shall be on a date within thirty days of the issuance of this opinion as determined by the Chief Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit. Once the effective date of the suspension is determined, the Court Administrator for the Second Judicial Circuit shall submit a personnel action request (PAR) form to the Personnel Office of the Office of the State Courts Administrator for processing. We further order Judge Hobbs to attend an employee management program to be completed within one year of the date of the issuance of this opinion. We also command Judge Hobbs to appear before this Court for the administration of a public reprimand at a time to be set by the Clerk of this Court. It is so ordered.
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05/20/2022
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LETTER-PUBLIC REPRIMAND SCHEDULED
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Scheduled for 08/31/22
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06/10/2022
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PUBLISH FULL
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08/31/2022
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PUBLIC REPRIMAND ADMINISTERED
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11/16/2022
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NOTICE-COMPLIANCE
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PT Inquiry Concerning A Judge JQC BY: PT Alexander J. Williams 99225
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Satisfaction of Fine
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