The Florida Supreme Court publicly scolded a judge on Friday for ethical lapses that included trying to discourage an opponent from running against him, jailing a hurricane-delayed witness and behaving rudely on the bench. Charlotte County Judge W. Wayne Woodard declined comment after the reprimand but issued a written statement saying the violations were unintentional and blaming "an undiagnosed physical problem causing irritability" and stress over his mother's illness and subsequent death.
February 13, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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A Charlotte County judge was scolded by the Florida Supreme Court on Friday for ethical lapses that included trying to discourage an opponent from running against him, jailing a hurricane-delayed witness and behaving rudely on the bench.
Chief Justice Barbara Pariente publicly reprimanded County Judge W. Wayne Woodard as he stood alone facing the seven-member high court.
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