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Click to open document 02/25/2014 NOTICE-FORMAL CHARGES PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 FILED AS AMENDED NOTICE-FORMAL CHARGES
02/25/2014 No Fee Required
Click to open document 02/25/2014 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.
02/25/2014 ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
02/25/2014 APPENDIX-JQC PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449
Click to open document 02/27/2014 NOTICE-APPEARANCE RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Andrew Joseph Decker 012745
02/27/2014 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY REQUEST FOR DISCOVERY
Click to open document 03/05/2014 NOTICE-DESIGNATION OF E-MAIL ADDRESSES PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449
Click to open document 03/06/2014 NOTICE-APPEARANCE RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AND DESIGNATION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY E-MAIL ADDRESSES
Click to open document 03/06/2014 RESPONSE PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 JQC'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR DISCOVERY
Click to open document 04/03/2014 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Andrew Joseph Decker 012745 Filed as DEMAND PURSUANT TO RULE 9, FLORIDA JUDICIAL QUAIFICATIONS COMMISSION RULES
04/03/2014 *ANSWER RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Andrew Joseph Decker 012745 TO FORMAL CHARGES AND MOTION TO DISMISS
Click to open document 04/10/2014 RESPONSE PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 RESPONSE TO "MOTION TO DISMISS ALL ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF CANON 1, 2, 3 OF THE CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT" AND TO "MOTION TO DISMISS COUNT VII OF THE AMENDED NOTICE OF FORMAL CHARGES"
Click to open document 04/10/2014 APPENDIX-RESPONSE PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449
Click to open document 04/14/2014 REPLY TO RESPONSE PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 JQC'S REPLY TO JUDGE DECKER'S AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES
Click to open document 04/24/2014 NOTICE-FORMAL CHARGES PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 FILED AS FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED NOTICE OF FORMAL CHARGES
Click to open document 04/24/2014 REQUEST-PRODUCTION RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 FILED AS REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF INFORMATION PURSUANT TO JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION RULE 12
04/24/2014 REQUEST-PRODUCTION RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 FILED AS JUDGE ANDREW J. DECKER, III'S REQUEST TO PRODUCE
Click to open document 04/24/2014 NOTICE RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 FILED AS NOTICE OF SERVING INTERROGATORIES
Click to open document 05/01/2014 RESPONSE PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 FILED AS JQC'S RESPONSE TO ANDREW J. DECKER, III'S REQUEST TO PRODUCE
Click to open document 05/02/2014 NOTICE-FILING PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF ANSWERS TO JUDGE ANDREW J. DECKER'S INTERROGATORIES
Click to open document 05/13/2014 NOTICE Krista Marx 511749 BY: Krista Marx 511749 FILED AS NOTICE OF STATUS CONFERENCE
Click to open document 05/23/2014 NOTICE-FORMAL CHARGES PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 FILED AS AMENDMENT TO PARAGRAPH 7 OF THE AMENDED NOTICE OF FORMAL CHARGES
Click to open document 06/09/2014 ORDER-ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY FILED AS ORDER ON ANDREW J. DECKER'S MOTION TO DISMISS
Click to open document 06/09/2014 ORDER-ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY FILED AS ORDER IMPOSING PRETRIAL PROCEDURES
Click to open document 06/23/2014 NOTICE-FORMAL CHARGES PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 FILED AS SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF FORMAL CHARGES
06/23/2014 APPENDIX-JQC PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 APPENDIX B TO SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF FORMAL CHARGES
06/23/2014 APPENDIX-JQC PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 APPENDIX C TO SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF FORMAL CHARGES
06/24/2014 APPENDIX AMENDED-JQC PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 APPENDIX A TO SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF FORMAL CHARGES
07/17/2014 *ANSWER RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Andrew Joseph Decker 012745 FILED AS ANSWER TO SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF FORMAL CHARGES
Click to open document 07/29/2014 NOTICE-COMPLIANCE RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Andrew Joseph Decker 012745 FILED AS NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 86.091, FLORIDA STATUTES
Click to open document 07/30/2014 REPLY TO RESPONSE PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 FILED AS JQC'S REPLY TO RESPONDENT'S ANSWER TO SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF FORMAL CHARGES
Click to open document 07/31/2014 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ORDER SCHEDULING HEARING AND PREHEARING CONFERENCE
Click to open document 08/20/2014 NOTICE RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 FILED AS NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITIONS
09/10/2014 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 FILED AS JQC'S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER (BEFORE A HEARING PANEL)
09/10/2014 APPENDIX-MOTION PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449
Click to open document 09/10/2014 RESPONSE RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 FILED AS RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO JQC'S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER (BEFORE A JQC HEARING PANEL)
09/11/2014 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE Bruce W. Robinson 143796 BY: Bruce W. Robinson 143796 FILED AS MOTION TO QUASH OR MODIFY SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM FOR DEPOSITION AND FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER (BEFORE A JQC HEARING PANEL)
Click to open document 09/11/2014 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE Bruce W. Robinson 143796 BY: Bruce W. Robinson 143796 FILED AS MOTION TO QUASH OR MODIFY SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM FOR DEPOSITION AND FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER (BEFORE A JQC HEARING PANEL)
Click to open document 09/16/2014 NOTICE-FILING PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 FILED AS JQC'S NOTICE OF SERVICE OF INTERROGATORY TO ANDREW J. DECKER, III
Click to open document 09/16/2014 NOTICE-FILING PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 FILED AS JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION
Click to open document 09/16/2014 NOTICE-FILING PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 FILED AS JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION'S AMENDED REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION (AS TO CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE DATE)
Click to open document 09/16/2014 NOTICE-FILING PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 FILED AS JQC'S AMENDED NOTICE OF SERVICE OF INTERROGATORY TO ANDREW J. DECKER, III (AS TO CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE DATE)
Click to open document 09/19/2014 NOTICE PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITION DUCES TECUM (BEFORE A JQC HEARING PANEL)
09/19/2014 APPENDIX-JQC PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 EXHIBIT A
Click to open document 09/19/2014 NOTICE-FILING PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION DUCES TECUM (BEFORE A JQC HEARING PANEL)
09/26/2014 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 (RETURN OF SERVICE)
Click to open document 10/01/2014 ORDER-ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY ORDER DATED 09/30/14 DENYING PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
Click to open document 10/06/2014 NOTICE-FILING RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 FILED AS NOTICE OF SERVICE OF ANSWERS TO THE FLORIDA JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION'S INTERROGATORY TO JUDGE ANDREW J. DECKER, III
Click to open document 10/24/2014 NOTICE RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 FILED AS NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITION
Click to open document 10/24/2014 NOTICE RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 FILED AS NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITION
Click to open document 10/29/2014 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 FILED AS JQC'S MOTION IN LIMINE TO EXCLUDE PURPORTED EXPERT TESTIMONY AND TESTIMONY REGARDING RESPONDENT'S SERVICE AS A CIRCUIT JUDGE
Click to open document 10/29/2014 NOTICE RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 FILED AS NOTICE OF SERVICE OF ANSWER TO THE FLORIDA JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION
10/29/2014 *ANSWER RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 FILED AS ANSWER TO THE FLORIDA JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION
11/05/2014 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 JQC'S PREHEARING STATEMENT
Click to open document 11/05/2014 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Andrew Joseph Decker 012745 FILED AS JUDGE'S PREHEARING STATEMENT
11/05/2014 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Andrew Joseph Decker 012745 FILED AS JQC'S EXHIBIT LIST
11/05/2014 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Andrew Joseph Decker 012745 FILED AS JQC'S WITNESS LIST
Click to open document 11/06/2014 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY FILED AS JUDGE'S PREHEARING STATEMENT
11/12/2014 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 FILED AS JQC'S AMENDED WITNESS LIST
Click to open document 11/12/2014 REPLY TO RESPONSE PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 FILED AS REPLY TO JUDGE DECKER'S ARGUMENT ON THE MOTION IN LIMINE
11/18/2014 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 FILED AS JUDGE'S AMENDED WITNESS LIST
Click to open document 11/20/2014 ORDER-JQC HEARING PANEL
12/03/2014 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY FILED AS JUDGE'S SECOND AMENDED WITNESS LIST
12/05/2014 EXHIBITS PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 JQC'S SECOND AMENDED EXHIBIT LIST
12/08/2014 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 FILED AS JQC'S THIRD AMENDED EXHIBIT LIST
Click to open document 12/15/2014 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 JQC'S MEMORANDUM ON THE CONFLICTS AMONG BRYAN, DUKES AND WOODINGTON
Click to open document 03/03/2015 FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATION Krista Marx 511749 BY: Krista Marx 511749 FILED AS "FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE JQC HEARING PANEL"
Click to open document 03/03/2015 NOTICE-FILING PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT John R. Beranek 5419 FILED AS "NOTICE OF FILING TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS"
03/03/2015 TRANSCRIPT PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT John R. Beranek 5419 VOLUME 1 (pp. 1 - 198)
03/03/2015 TRANSCRIPT PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT John R. Beranek 5419 VOLUME 2 (pp. 199 - 398)
03/03/2015 TRANSCRIPT PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT John R. Beranek 5419 VOLUME 3 (pp. 399 - 596)
03/03/2015 TRANSCRIPT PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT John R. Beranek 5419 VOLUME 4 (pp. 597 - 796)
03/03/2015 TRANSCRIPT PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT John R. Beranek 5419 VOLUME 5 (pp. 797 - 890)
Click to open document 03/03/2015 NOTICE-FILING PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT John R. Beranek 5419 FILED AS "NOTICE OF FILING EXHIBITS"
03/04/2015 EXHIBITS PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 JQC'S TRIAL EXHIBIT LIST (VOLUMES 1 & 2) & JUDGE'S EXHIBITS (1 BOX)
03/04/2015 EXHIBITS PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT John R. Beranek 5419
Click to open document 03/11/2015 ORDER-SHOW CAUSE (JQC) Pursuant to Rule 2.310, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, this is to command you, The Honorable Andrew J. Decker, III, to show cause on or before April 1, 2015, 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 April 21, 2015. The Honorable Andrew J. Decker, III, may file his reply to the Commission's reply, on or before May 1, 2015.
Click to open document 03/30/2015 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (RESPONSE) RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 FILED AS "JUDGE'S REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO THE COURT'S ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE"
Click to open document 03/30/2015 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (RESPONSE) Judge Decker's Request for an Extension of Time to Respond to the Court's Order to Show Cause is granted and Judge Decker is allowed to and including April 13, 2015, in which to serve his response. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED FOR SERVING THE RESPONSE. All other times are extended accordingly.
Click to open document 04/13/2015 RESPONSE RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 FILED AS "JUDGE' S RESPONSE TO THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT' S ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE"
Click to open document 05/13/2015 ORDER-NO REQ SCHED (MISC) The above case has been submitted to the Court without oral argument. Per this Court's Administrative Order In Re: Electronic Filing in the Supreme Court of Florida Via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, AOSC13-7, dated February 18, 2013, if you have not already done so, counsel are directed to transmit a copy of all briefs in an electronic format as required by the provisions of that order.
Click to open document 11/03/2015 ORDER-SHOW CAUSE (JQC) Having considered the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations of the Hearing Panel, Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission, and the response filed to this Court's March 12, 2015, order to show cause issued pursuant to Rule 2.310, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, which commanded you to show cause why the recommended sanction of a public reprimand, suspension, and costs should not be granted; and having further considered the complete record in this proceeding, this is to command you, The Honorable Andrew J. Decker, III, to now show cause why the Hearing Panel's recommended sanction should not be disapproved and a more severe sanction, including removal from office, should not be imposed for the legal and ethical violations found by the Hearing Panel for conduct occurring before you took judicial office. Respondent shall file a response to this order to show cause on or before November 23, 2015. The Commission may file a reply on or before December 14, 2015. The Honorable Andrew J. Decker, III, may file a surreply to the Commission's reply on or before December 28, 2015.
Click to open document 11/19/2015 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (RESPONSE) RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Andrew Joseph Decker 012745 UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE RESPONSE
Click to open document 11/19/2015 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (RESPONSE) Judge Decker's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Response is granted and Judge Decker is allowed to and including December 8, 2015, in which to serve his response. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED FOR SERVING THE RESPONSE. All other times are extended accordingly.
Click to open document 12/08/2015 RESPONSE RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 FILED AS "JUDGE'S RESPONSE TO THE COURT'S ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE DATED NOVEMBER 3, 2015"
Click to open document 12/21/2015 REPLY TO RESPONSE PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 Filed as "THE JQC'S REPLY TO JUDGE ANDREW J. DECKER, III'S RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ISSUED NOVEMBER 3, 2015"
12/21/2015 EXHIBITS PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449
12/21/2015 EXHIBITS PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449
Click to open document 01/04/2016 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (MISC) RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 FILED AS "MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE SURREPLY TO THE JOC'SREPLY TO JUDGE ANDREW J. DECKER, IIl'S RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ISSUED NOVEMBER 3, 2015"
Click to open document 01/05/2016 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (REPLY TO RESPONSE) The Motion for Extension of Time to File Surreply to the JQC's Reply to Judge Andrew J. Decker, III's Response to Order To Show Cause Issued November 3, 2015 is granted and Judge Andrew J. Decker, III's is allowed to and including January 11, 2016, in which to file the surreply. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED TO APPELLEE FOR THE FILING OF THE SURREPLY.
Click to open document 01/11/2016 REPLY TO REPLY RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510 JUDGE'S SURREPLY
Click to open document 01/29/2016 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449
Click to open document 01/29/2016 NOTICE-APPENDIX/ATTACHMENT TO NOTICE PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449
Click to open document 02/25/2016 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT RS Andrew Joseph Decker 267211 BY: RS Scott K. Tozian 253510
Click to open document 02/26/2016 RESPONSE PT Judicial Qualifications Commission JQC BY: PT Fred Wallace Pope 124449 JQC'S OBJECTION TO REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
Click to open document 03/23/2016 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE DY Judge Andrew J. Decker, III's Request for Oral Argument is hereby denied.
Click to open document 03/02/2017 DISP-SUSPENDED/PUBLIC REPRIMAND (JQC - BEFORE FSC) FSC-OPINION: Accordingly, due to the pattern of misconduct involving numerous separate and cumulative violations proven, Judge Andrew J. Decker, III, is hereby suspended without pay for six months from his duties as a judge of the Third Judicial Circuit effective immediately. We order Judge Decker to pay the costs of these proceedings, and we remand this case to the JQC for a determination of the amount of such costs. We also command Judge Decker 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. ***03/09/17: CORRECTED OPINION***
Click to open document 03/09/2017 WEST CORRESPONDENCE Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
03/09/2017 PUBLIC REPRIMAND
Click to open document 03/09/2017 LETTER ADVISING PUBLIC REPRIMAND SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2017 (AMENDED)
Click to open document 03/31/2017 PUBLISH FULL
05/02/2017 PUBLIC REPRIMAND ADMINISTERED
Click to open document 11/09/2017 NOTICE FILED AS "NOTICE OF PAYMENT OF COSTS"
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