IN RE ETHICS GOVERNING JUDGES

Fla. | 1971-12-01
No. 41805
Roberts, C.J., Carlton, J., Adkins, J., McCain, J., Dekle, J.
254 So. 2d 788 Florida Supreme Court (1971)

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Synopsis

The Florida Supreme Court amended Rule 25(4)(b) of the Ethics Governing Judges to require annual financial disclosures to the Judicial Qualifications Commission, effective immediately, with explanatory footnotes clarifying exclusions for minor trade accounts and certain gifts.


Holding

Rule 25(4)(b) of the Ethics Governing Judges is amended to require judges to file annual financial reports with the Judicial Qualifications Commission disclosing assets, liabilities, and income sources, with specified exclusions for minor trade accounts and family gifts.


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[1] Judges must file annual financial reports with the Judicial Qualifications Commission disclosing assets, liabilities, and income sources, excluding minor trade accounts n…

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The Judicial Qualifications Commission requested amendments to Rule 25(4)(b) of the Ethics Governing Judges, which had been adopted by the Florida Sup…

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

At the request and suggestion of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, Rule 25(4) (b) of the Ethics Governing Judges adopted by this Court on December 21, 1970 (Petition of Committee on Standards of Judicial Conduct, Fla., 242 So.2d 711) is amended by adding explanatory footnotes.

Rule 25(4) (b) is amended, effective immediately, so as to read as follows:

Rule 25, Business Promotions and Solicitations for Charities.

(4) A judge shall file with the Judicial Qualifications Commission of this State on or before ten days after filing his federal income tax return for the year 1971 and during the same time in each year thereafter, a financial report consisting of the following documents:

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(b) A verified statement on forms to be approved by the Commission of the assets and liabilities 1 owned, held, or incurred by him at any time during the preceding year as well as a statement of the source and amounts of all income, including gifts 2 and bequests, received by him during the preceding year.

ROBERTS, C. J., and CARLTON, ADKINS, McCAIN and DEKLE, JJ„ concur.


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