US EditionFlorida Supreme Court suspends Gary Farmer from Broward bench amid misconduct inquiry
- The Florida Supreme Court has placed Broward Circuit Judge Gary Farmer on a suspension without pay while judicial misconduct charges against him are being addressed.
- The suspension followed formal charges from the Judicial Qualifications Commission about inappropriate, sexually charged, and offensive comments Farmer made from the bench since late 2024.
- Farmer, a former Florida Senate Democratic leader elected judge in 2022, was reassigned from the criminal division after complaints about his courtroom remarks.
- The JQC described Farmer's remarks as "discriminatory, offensive, sexually charged, and demeaning," including jokes like "Wassup britches!" while his lawyers said the comments were mischaracterized as humor.
- Farmer's suspension remains until disciplinary proceedings conclude and could lead to permanent removal if the Supreme Court agrees with the JQC’s recommendation.
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Florida Judge Known For Inappropriately Timed 'Dad Jokes' Gets Put On Time Out - Above the Law
If you were to make a Venn Diagram of avoiding even the appearance of impropriety and a judge mocking a defendant for being named Jacques Strapp, I could guarantee you two things. The first is that the circles wouldn’t be touching. The second is that Judge Gary M. Farmer Jr. would try his best to make a boob joke out of the picture. Humor has its place and — barring some extraordinary circumstance like the Onion arguing about free speech — it is…
Broward County Circuit Judge Gary Farmer Indefinitely Suspended Over 'Pervasive' Behavior Unfit for the Bench
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday indefinitely suspended Broward County Circuit Judge Gary Farmer, a former Senate Democratic leader, after an investigative panel accused him of “pervasive and extensive” behavior demonstrating “unfitness to hold office.” Farmer was elected as a judge in Broward County’s 17th Judicial Circuit in 2022 after six years in the Florida Senate. He served as minority leader during the 2021 legislative session but w…
Florida judge suspended from bench after reportedly telling ‘G-rated dad jokes’ in court
Court filings show the Investigative Panel of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission (FJQC) is suspending Broward Circuit Court Judge Gary Farmer, a former Florida state senator and Democrat, from office without pay, pending a disposition hearing.
Florida Supreme Court suspends Broward Circuit judge, former senator
Broward Circuit Judge Gary Farmer has been suspended by the Florida Supreme Court. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)The Florida Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended Broward County Circuit Judge Gary Farmer, the justices announced Wednesday. Farmer, who served as Florida Senate Democratic leader for about four months in 2020 and 2021, was recommended to be suspended by Florida’s Judicial Qualifications Commission last month, which c…
Broward Judge Gary Farmer suspended without pay over off-color statements
A Broward judge with a penchant for off-color humor and tough-talking discipline will be suspended without pay until further notice as the Florida Supreme Court decides whether to permanently remove him from the bench. The suspension of Broward Circuit Judge Gary Farmer takes effect at 11:59 p.m. Monday, by order of the Florida Supreme Court. The action came just a few days after Farmer, through attorney Michael Dutko, argued that he should not …
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