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N. James Turner
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N. James Turner was a judge of the Ninth Circuit of Florida.[1] He was removed from office by the Florida Supreme Court in 2011.
Ethics complaints
Judge Turner has received several ethics complaints filed by the Florida state Judicial Qualifications Commission. The complaints include sexual harassment of female court employees, partisan campaigning for the nonpartisan judgeship in 2008, and erratic and improper courtroom behaviour, including engaging in personal affairs during courtroom proceedings. Turner was removed from the court and put on a temporary "period of unassignment" in April by Chief Circuit Judge Belvin Perry, Jr.[2]
State Supreme Court hears case
In September 2011, the Florida Supreme Court heard the case against Turner presented by the Judicial Qualifications Commission. The high court suspended the judge indefinitely without pay while it considered the merits of the accusations.[3]
Read more about the coverage of the case in Supreme Weekly: Transparency is the word.
Result
In November, the Supreme Court removed Turner from office.[4] Following his removal from office, the Supreme Court suspended his law license for 90 days.[5]
For more information, read: Two judicial openings in Florida due to misconduct.
External links
- Orlando Sentinel, "Judge Turner: Please let me keep my job," March 8, 2011
- Orlando Sentinel, "Florida Bar: 90-day suspension for former Judge Jim Turner," February 20, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida 9th Judicial Circuit: Circuit Judges
- ↑ Associated Press "Fla. judge accused of harassing female employees," May 14, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ The Miami Herald, "Fla. Supreme Court suspends embattled judge," September 13, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Florida Justices Remove Judge Who Hugged, Kissed Subordinate," November 19, 2011
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "High court suspends law license of former Judge Turner for 90 days," June 18, 2012
