The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers sent a letter to Broward Circuit Chief Judge Jack Tuter in which it alleged that one of his colleagues, Judge Elizabeth Scherer, failed to uphold the high standards of conduct pursuant to the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct while presiding over the trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz.

Ernest L. Chang, president of FACDL (Courtesy photo) Ernest L. Chang, president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. (Courtesy photo)

Ernest L. Chang, president of the association, penned the letter to Tuter in which he urged the chief judge to address Scherer’s comments and actions in an exchange between the judge, Gordon Weekes, the elected public defender, and his assistant, David Wheeler.