The Florida Supreme Court accepted a recommendation from the Judicial Qualifications Commission Thursday to publicly reprimand Brevard Circuit Judge Robin C. Lemonidis over her perceived bias against defendants in two felony criminal cases.

When a defense attorney in one trial, State v. Skyler Francis, failed to address participants by their surnames, Lemonidis’s facial expressions, tone and demeanor toward the attorney and his client grew adversarial. Lemonidis “repeatedly and loudly struck her gavel” while admonishing the defense on at least five separate occasions, according to Thursday’s ruling.

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