Palm Beach Circuit Judge Dana Santino should be removed from the bench for political attacks on her opponent in last year’s elections, a Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission panel recommended.
The panel found Santino violated the canon of judicial conduct forbidding inappropriate political activity by defending Facebook posts and other campaign materials smearing opponent Gregg Lerman for representing criminal defendants.
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