A Florida judge who filed a lawsuit seeking to change the way county officials handled jail overcrowding has been disciplined by the state's high court.
The Supreme Court of Florida ordered a public reprimand for St. Lucie County Court Judge Clifford Barnes, finding that he violated the state's Code of Judicial Conduct. The court determined that Barnes ran afoul of the rules regarding impartiality and that he committed acts that caused disrepute to the judiciary.
In affirming a recommendation by the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission, the decision requires Barnes to appear before the court at a later date to receive the reprimand.
"I was too hopeful for a better outcome," said Barnes, who has served as a county court judge in Florida since 2005. He previously was the St. Lucie County Commissioner for 12 years.
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