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Click to open document 02/06/2007 NOTICE-FORMAL CHARGES TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing Charles Scriven 729353 O&7 & E-MAIL; 06/13/2007: NOTICE-AMENDED FORMAL CHARGES (FILED WITH JQC) WITH E-MAIL
02/06/2007 No Fee Required
03/26/2007 NOTICE-APPEARANCE RS Hon. Cheryl Jeanne Smith Aleman, Judge 62839 BY: WE Jerome W. Hoffman 258830
03/30/2007 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY MOTION TO DISMISS OR MOTION FOR A MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT AND MEMORANDUM OF LAW (FILED WITH JQC) (WITH E-MAIL)
04/25/2007 RESPONSE TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing Charles Scriven 729353 TO JUDGE ALEMAN'S MOTION TO DISMISS OR MOTION FOR A MORE DEFINATE STATEMENT AND MEMORANDUM OF LAW (FILED WITH JQC) (WITH E-MAIL)
04/30/2007 REPLY TO RESPONSE RS Hon. Cheryl Jeanne Smith Aleman, Judge 62839 BY: WE Jerome W. Hoffman 258830 TO JUDGE ALEMAN'S MOTION TO DISMISS OR MOTION FOR A MORE DEFINTE STATEMENT AND MEMORANDUM OF LAW (FILED WITH JQC) (WITH E-MAIL)
05/07/2007 NOTICE OF HEARING (FILED WITH JQC) (WITH E-MAIL)
05/29/2007 ORDER-ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY JQC'S ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS (O&3) (WITH E-MAIL)
06/12/2007 *ANSWER RS Hon. Cheryl Jeanne Smith Aleman, Judge 62839 BY: WE Jerome W. Hoffman 258830 FILED AS "RESPONDENT'S AMENDED ANSWER TO NOTICE OF FORMAL CHARGES AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES" (FILED WITH JQC) O&7 WITH E-MAIL
06/21/2007 *ANSWER RS Hon. Cheryl Jeanne Smith Aleman, Judge 62839 BY: WE Jerome W. Hoffman 258830 TO NOTICE OF AMENDED FORMAL CHARGES AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES (FILED WITH JQC)(O&7) & E-MAIL
06/21/2007 MOTION-DISMISS RS Hon. Cheryl Jeanne Smith Aleman, Judge 62839 BY: WE Jerome W. Hoffman 258830 FILED AS "RESPONDENT'S MOTION TO DISMISS COUNT 3 OF THE NOTICE OF AMENDED FORMAL CHARGES (FILED WITH JQC) (O&7) & E-MAIL
06/22/2007 NOTICE TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing Charles Scriven 729353 OF SERVICE OF JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION'S FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES TO HONORABLE CHERYL ALEMAN (FILED WITH JQC) (WITH E-MAIL)
06/22/2007 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing C. Scriven 729353 JQC'S FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS (FILED WITH THE JQC) (WITH E-MAIL)
08/29/2007 NOTICE-DEPOSITION (JQC) TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing Charles Scriven 729353 & E-MAIL
09/06/2007 RESPONSE TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing Charles Scriven 729353 TO JUDGE ALEMAN'S REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS (FILED W/JQC) & E-MAIL
09/14/2007 ORDER-ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY JQC'S ORDER SCHEDULING HEARING AND PREHARING CONFERENCE (& E-MAIL)
09/14/2007 NOTICE-DEPOSITION (JQC) TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing Charles Scriven 729353 AMENDED (09/17/2007: E-MAILED)
09/18/2007 NOTICE TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing Charles Scriven 729353 OF SERVICE OF ANSWERS TO JUDGE CHERYL ALEMAN'S FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES TO JQC (& E-MAIL)
09/18/2007 *ANSWER TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing Charles Scriven 729353 FILED AS "ANSWERS TO JUDGE CHERYL ALEMAN'S FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES TO JQC (& E-MAIL)
09/19/2007 RESPONSE TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing Charles Scriven 729353 OF JQC TO JUDGE ALEMAN'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS (FILED W/JQC) & E-MAIL
10/01/2007 NOTICE RS Hon. Cheryl Jeanne Smith Aleman, Judge 62839 BY: WE Jerome W. Hoffman 258830 OF WITHDRAWAL AS CO-COUNSEL (OF HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP) (FILED W/JQC) & E-MAIL
10/04/2007 ORDER-ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY JQC'S ORDER AUTHORIZING WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL (& E-MAIL)
10/12/2007 NOTICE-DEPOSITION (JQC) TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing Charles Scriven 729353 & E-MAIL
10/29/2007 NOTICE RS Hon. Cheryl Jeanne Smith Aleman, Judge 62839 BY: RS J. David Bogenschutz 131174 FILED AS "JUDGE ALEMAN'S NOTICE OF SERVICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWERS TO INTERROGATORIES (FILED W/JQC) E-MAIL
10/29/2007 NOTICE-DEPOSITION (JQC) RS Hon. Cheryl Jeanne Smith Aleman, Judge 62839 BY: RS J. David Bogenschutz 131174 E-MAIL
10/29/2007 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing C. Scriven 729353 (FILED AS JQC'S WITNESS LIST) (& E-MAIL)
10/29/2007 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing C. Scriven 729353 (FILED AS "JQC'S EXHIBIT LIST) & E-MAIL
11/02/2007 RESPONSE TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing Charles Scriven 729353 OF JQC TO JUDGE ALEMAN'S MOTION TO DISMISS COURT 3 OF THE NOTICE OF AMENDED FORMAL CHARGES (FILED W/JQC) & E-MAIL
11/02/2007 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY RS Hon. Cheryl J. Aleman, Judge BY: RS J. David Bogenschutz 131174 JUDGE ALEMAN'S WITNESS LIST (FILED WITH JQC) (REQ'D E-MAIL)
11/02/2007 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY RS Hon. Cheryl J. Aleman, Judge BY: RS J. David Bogenschutz 131174 JUDE ALEMAN'S EXHIBIT LIST (FILED WITH JQC) (REQ'D E-MAIL)
11/05/2007 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing C. Scriven 729353 - AMENDED EXHIBIT LIST & E-MAIL
11/05/2007 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY RS Hon. Cheryl J. Aleman, Judge BY: RS J. David Bogenschutz 131174 - AMENDED EXHIBIT LIST & E-MAIL
11/05/2007 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY RS Hon. Cheryl J. Aleman, Judge BY: RS J. David Bogenschutz 131174 - AMENDED WITNESS LIST & E-MAIL
11/15/2007 NOTICE John R. Beranek 5419 BY: John R. Beranek 5419 OF DESIGNATED COURTROOM (O&3)
11/19/2007 ORDER-ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY JQC'S ORDER DISMISSING COUNT III (O&3 & E-MAIL)
11/26/2007 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing Charles Scriven 729353 FILED AS "JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION'S MOTION FOR FULL HEARING PANEL REVIEW OF ORDER DISMISSING COUNT III OF NOTICE OF AMENDED FORMAL CHARGES" W/ APPENDIX (BEFORE THE JQC)
11/29/2007 RESPONSE RS Hon. Cheryl Jeanne Smith Aleman, Judge 62839 BY: RS J. David Bogenschutz 131174 TO THE MOTION OF THE JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION'S MOTION FOR A FULL HEARING PANEL REVIEW OF ORDER DISMISSING COUNT III OF NOTICE OF AMENDED FORMAL CHARGES
11/30/2007 NOTICE John R. Beranek 5419 BY: John R. Beranek 5419 FILED AS "NOTICE RE: FULL PANEL REVIEW" (O&3 & E-MAIL)
12/06/2007 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing C. Scriven 729353 FILED AS "JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION'S SECOND AMENDED EXHIBIT LIST" (O&E-MAIL)
02/04/2008 FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATION Hon. Thomas B. Freeman, Judge 0015599 (O&3 & E-MAIL); 02/05/2008 - 5 COPIES FILED
02/04/2008 NOTICE John R. Beranek 5419 BY: John R. Beranek 5419 OF FILING TRANSCRIPTS (O & E-MAIL)
02/04/2008 NOTICE John R. Beranek 5419 BY: John R. Beranek 5419 OF FILING EXHIBITS (O&1 & E-MAIL)
02/04/2008 RECORD/TRANSCRIPT John R. Beranek 5419 BY: John R. Beranek 5419 4 NOTEBOOKS AND 6 VOLUME TRANSCRIPT OF TESTIMONY (1 BOX)
02/05/2008 ORDER-SHOW CAUSE (JQC) Pursuant to Rule 2.310, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, this is to command you, The Honorable Cheryl Aleman, to show cause on or before February 25, 2008, 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 March 17, 2008. Respondent may file his reply to the Commission's reply, on or before March 27, 2008. Please file an original and seven copies of all filings.
02/21/2008 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (RESPONSE) RS Hon. Cheryl Jeanne Smith Aleman, Judge 62839 BY: RS J. David Bogenschutz 131174 FILED AS "MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO SHOW CAUSE ORDER DATED FEBRUARY 5, 2008" (E-MAIL)
02/26/2008 RESPONSE RS Hon. Cheryl Jeanne Smith Aleman, Judge 62839 BY: RS J. David Bogenschutz 131174 TO OTSC DATED 02/05/2008 (FILED) (O&7 & E-MAIL)
02/28/2008 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (RESPONSE) Respondent's motion for extension of time is granted and respondent's response to this Court's order to show cause was filed with this Court on February 26, 2008.
03/03/2008 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (REPLY TO RESPONSE) TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing Charles Scriven 729353 FILED AS "JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO FILE REPLY TO JUDGE CHERYL ALEMAN'S RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE" (E-MAIL)
03/06/2008 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (REPLY TO RESPONSE)
03/31/2008 REPLY TO RESPONSE TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing Charles Scriven 729353 (FILED 1 DAY LATE) (O&7 & E-MAIL)
04/07/2008 REPLY TO REPLY RS Hon. Cheryl Jeanne Smith Aleman, Judge 62839 BY: RS J. David Bogenschutz 131174 TO OTSC DATED 02/05/2008 (FILED) (O&7 & E-MAIL)
04/07/2008 MOTION-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED (RESPONSE/REPLY) TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Lansing Charles Scriven 729353 FILED AS "JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION'S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO REPLY TO OUT OF TIME"
04/22/2008 ORDER-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED GR (RESP/REPLY) The "Judicial Qualifications Commission's Unopposed Motion to File Reply to Out of Time" is granted and said reply was filed with this Court on March 31, 2008.
04/25/2008 ORDER-NO REQ SCHED (MISC)
Click to open document 09/29/2008 DISP-PUBLIC REPRIMAND (JQC - BEFORE FSC) For the reasons stated, we approve the JQC's conclusion that Judge Aleman violated the Code of Judicial Conduct, and we approve the JQC's recommendation that Judge Aleman be reprimanded and charged the cost of the investigation and prosecution relating to her conduct in State v. Braynen. In accordance with the policy announced in In re Frank, 753 So. 2d 1228, 1242 (Fla. 2000), we hereby command Judge Cheryl Aleman to appear before this Court for the administration of a public reprimand at a time to be established by the Clerk of this Court.
Click to open document 10/10/2008 MOTION-REHEARING RS Hon. Cheryl Jeanne Smith Aleman, Judge 62839 BY: RS Perry W. Hodges, Jr. 181190 (RC) O&7 & E-MAIL
11/20/2008 DISP-REHEARING DY Judge Aleman's Motion for Rehearing is hereby denied. (RC)
02/03/2009 LETTER SCHEDULING PUBLIC REPRIMAND FOR 04/07/2009
02/03/2009 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR-PUBLIC REPRIMAND
02/06/2009 MOTION-TAX COSTS (JQC) TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Michael L. Schneider 525049 (W/ATTACHMENTS & CD)
02/27/2009 RESPONSE RS Hon. Cheryl Jeanne Smith Aleman, Judge 62839 BY: RS Perry W. Hodges, Jr. 181190 AND OBJECTION TO MOTION TO TAX COSTS (E-MAIL)
04/07/2009 PUBLIC REPRIMAND ADMINISTERED
05/05/2009 REPLY TO RESPONSE TA Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Michael L. Schneider 525049 AND OBJECTION TO MOTION TO TAX COSTS (O&8 & E-MAIL)
05/07/2009 FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATION RE: ON THE TAXING OF COSTS (O&7 & E-MAIL ) Hon. Thomas Brent Freeman, Judge 118504 BY: CHHP Hon. Thomas Brent Freeman, Judge 118504
11/09/2009 ORDER-MOTION TAX COSTS (JQC) GR Upon consideration of the Investigative Panel of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission's Motion to Tax Costs and the Hearing Panel of the Judicial Qualifications Commission's Findings and Recommendation, it is ordered that said recommendation is approved and the Motion to Tax Costs is hereby granted. Judgment is entered for the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission, 1110 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32303, for recovery of costs from Judge Cheryl J. Aleman in the amount of $8,676.53, for which sum let execution issue.
12/07/2009 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY Brooke S. Kennerly BY: GN Brooke S. Kennerly FILED AS "SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT" (ORIGINAL & E-FILE)
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