STATE OF FLORIDA, PETITIONER,

v.

BILLY KEY, RESPONDENT

Citator

Cited By

• Inquiry Concerning a Judge, 842 So. 2d 77 (Fla. 2003)
  …history, there have been numerous times where the popular will of the community ran contrary to the law. In such cases, it is the judge as the impartial decision-maker who will ensure that the law is complied with. . See In re Code of Jud. Conduct, 603 So. 2d 494, 497 (Fla.1992) ("Maintaining the impartiality, the independence from political influence, and the public image of the judiciary as impartial and independent is a compelling governmental interest."); see also Landmark Communications, Inc., v. Virgin…
• In re Inquiry Concerning a Judge, 620 So. 2d 1000 (Fla. 1993)
  …KOGAN, Justice, dissenting. As stated in my dissent In re Code of Judicial Conduct (Canons 1, 2, and 7(A)(1)(b), 603 So. 2d 494, 499-502 (Fla.1992) (Kogan, J., dissenting), I believe that Judge Glickstein as a matter of his own conscience should have refrained from making the politically oriented comments at issue here. To my mind the dignity of the office of judge requires…
• THE Florida BAR v. Lanell Williams-Yulee, 138 So. 3d 379 (Fla. 2014)
  …compelling state interest in preserving the integrity of [its] judiciary and maintaining the public’s confidence in an impartial judiciary.” In re Kinsey, 842 So. 2d 77, 87 (Fla.2003) (citing In re Code of Judicial Conduct (Canons 1, 2, & 7A(l)(b)), 603 So. 2d 494, 497 (Fla.1992)). Florida is certainly not alone in this regard. Other state supreme courts to address the constitutionality of judicial ethics canons comparable to Canon 7C(1) have held that similar State interests are compelling. See Simes v. Ark.…

Authorities Cited

• State v. Barnes, 595 So. 2d 22 (Fla. 1992)
• KEY v. State, 589 So. 2d 348 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991)