The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the 90-day suspension of Miami-Dade County Court Judge Maria D. Ortiz, who landed in hot water for accepting free hotel stays with her husband, Mariano Fernandez, a government official now facing corruption charges.

The third attempt at a stipulation worked for the Judicial Qualifications Commission, as the high court had already slapped down its two previous sanction proposals as too lenient.


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