Miami personal injury attorney Christian Carrazana said he never thought he’d be fired for running against Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Rodney Smith.

But Carrazana was fired May 2 by Panter, Panter & Sampedro, a firm he had worked at for 10 years, after he filed papers to run against Smith in August. Carrazana’s firing was first reported in the Justice Building Blog, which follows South Florida courthouse gossip and news.