The Florida Supreme Court on Friday rejected stipulated settlement in disciplinary cases against Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Stephen Millan and Miami-Dade County Court Judge Maria D. Ortiz.

Millan faced a 30-day unpaid suspension after admitting he used racial slurs to describe black defendants and their relatives. He also repeatedly reached out by cellphone to the defendants’ attorney after the incidents, but one lawyer said he was uncomfortable with the ex parte communications and reported Millan for ethics violations. The judge discussed six pending cases with the attorney and offered to “help out” by setting the cases for a plea hearing, according to the charging document.