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Click to open document 09/17/2014 NOTICE-FORMAL CHARGES PT Inquiry Concerning A Judge JQC BY: PT Alexander J. Williams 99225
09/17/2014 No Fee Required
09/17/2014 ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
09/17/2014 ORDER-HIGH PROFILE Because of significant public and media interest in this matter, this case has been designated as a high profile case and all material must be filed through the Florida Courts eFiling Portal. All documents filed will be posted on the Supreme Court web page. Parties are directed to ensure that all documents filed are in compliance with rules 2.420, 2.425 and 2.526 of the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration.
11/18/2014 MOTION-CONSOLIDATION PT Inquiry Concerning A Judge JQC BY: PT Alexander J. Williams 99225 FILED AS JOINT MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE CASES
11/19/2014 ORDER-CONSOLIDATION DY The Joint Motion to Consolidate Cases is hereby denied.
12/11/2014 ORDER-RESPONSE/REPLY REQUESTED Pursuant to Rule 2.310, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, this is to command you, the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission and the Honorable Debra L. Krause, to show cause on or before December 31, 2014, why the Court should not impose additional discipline for the stipulated violation referenced in this case.
Click to open document 12/30/2014 RESPONSE PT Inquiry Concerning A Judge JQC BY: PT Alexander J. Williams 99225 JOINT RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
12/31/2014 ORDER-NO REQ SCHED (MISC) The above case has been submitted to the Court without oral argument.
Click to open document 02/25/2015 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE Upon consideration of the Judicial Qualifications Commission's Amended Findings and Recommendation of Discipline and the parties' Stipulation, the Court rejects the Stipulation and disapproves the proposed sanction. On November 19, 2014, the Court denied the parties' joint motion to consolidate cases SC13-2263 and SC14-1812. The public reprimand and fine that the Court previously approved in SC13-2263 shall remain in place. In regards to the additional violation at issue in this case (SC14-1812), the Court would impose a thirty-day suspension without pay. Should the parties agree to these terms, a revised consent judgment shall be filed with the Court within thirty days of the date of this order. If the parties do not agree to these terms, the parties must inform the Court within thirty days that they have not reached an agreement. In that event, this case (SC14-1812) will be returned for a hearing before the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission.
Click to open document 03/20/2015 CONSENT JUDGMENT FILED AS STIPULATION
Click to open document 06/04/2015 DISP-SUSPENDED (JQC) We approve of the below stipulation that Judge Debra L. Krause receive a thirty-day suspension without pay. It is so ordered.
06/22/2015 LETTER RS Hon. Debra L. Krause, Judge 948381 BY: RS Hon. Debra L. Krause, Judge 948381 Letter from Judge Krause RE: effective date of suspension.