Former Manatee County Judge John Lakin is now suspended in Washington, D.C., and Florida for accepting baseball tickets from plaintiffs attorneys in a case he presided over. Photo: Shutterstock.
A Washington, D.C., appeals court Thursday suspended former Miami attorney and Manatee Circuit Judge John F. Lakin from practicing law for two years, matching punishment Lakin received from the Florida Supreme Court in May.
The Florida Bar accused Lakin of asking for and accepting tickets to watch three Tampa Bay Rays baseball games from two Palmetto lawyers with a case pending before him.
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