Bill Text: FL S0790 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

Florida Senate Bill 790 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Retired Justices and Judges [SPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Judiciary [S0790 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S0790-Introduced.html

 
Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 790 
 
By Senator Dean 
3-00608-10                                             2010790__ 
1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to retired justices and judges; 
3         amending s. 25.073, F.S.; providing that a former 
4         justice or judge may be qualified to serve as a 
5         retired justice or judge under certain conditions; 
6         providing circumstances under which such justice or 
7         judge may not serve as a retired justice or judge; 
8         providing an effective date. 
9 
10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
11 
12         Section 1. Present subsections (2) and (3) of section 
13  25.073, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3) and 
14  (4), respectively, and a new subsection (2) is added to that 
15  section, to read: 
16         25.073 Retired justices or judges assigned to temporary 
17  duty; additional compensation; appropriation.— 
18         (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a former justice or 
19  judge who has failed to win reelection or be retained after more 
20  than 12 years of service as a justice or judge may be qualified 
21  to serve as a retired justice or judge unless: 
22         (a) The former justice or judge has been reprimanded, 
23  fined, suspended, or disciplined by the Florida Supreme Court 
24  for violations of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct or the 
25  rules regulating The Florida Bar; 
26         (b) The Judicial Qualifications Commission has brought 
27  charges against the former justice or judge which were not 
28  dismissed, or the former justice or judge was not exonerated of 
29  all such charges; or 
30         (c) Any party objects to the assignment of the former 
31  justice or judge when the former justice or judge is to preside 
32  over a civil case, including any appeal of a civil case. 
33         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.