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IN RE INQUIRY CONCERNING A JUDGE NO. 97-74

No. 91,232.

730 So.2d 269 (1999)

In re Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 97-74, re: Deborah FORD-KAUS.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied March 4, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miette K. Burnstein, Chair, Thomas C. MacDonald, General Counsel, and John R. Beranek, Counsel to the Hearing Panel, Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission, Tallahassee, Florida; and Lauri Waldman Ross of Ross & Tilghman, Special Counsel to the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission, Miami, Florida, and Timothy W. Ross, Co-Counsel, of Ross & Associates, Coconut Grove, Florida, for Petitioner.

Donald A. Smith, Jr., of Smith and Tozian, P.A., Tampa, Florida, and Richard C. McFarlain and Robert A. McNeely of McFarlain, Wiley, Cassedy & Jones, P.A., Tallahassee, Florida, for Judge Deborah Ford-Kaus, Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

We review the recommendation of the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) that Judge Deborah Ford-Kaus be removed from her position as circuit court judge for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 12 of the Florida Constitution. We have considered the record, Ford-Kaus' written response, and oral argument. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm the JQC's recommendation.

Ford-Kaus was elected as...

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