Miami-Dade County Court Judge Carroll Kelly, facing ethics charges for participating in a courtroom television show, has struck back at the Judicial Qualifications Commission with allegations that it violated the First Amendment of the U.S. and Florida Constitutions by trying to stop production.

The show, “Protection Court,” featured real-life litigants from the court’s domestic violence division. The JQC claimed Kelly’s participation violated six judicial canons, alleging she gave litigants “minimal notice” and misled her superiors about the filming.