Florida Senate - 2011 SB 428 By Senator Dean 3-00548-11 2011428__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to retired justices and judges; 3 amending s. 25.073, F.S.; providing for a former 4 justice or judge to be qualified to serve as a retired 5 justice or judge under certain conditions; providing 6 circumstances under which such justice or judge may 7 not serve as a retired justice or judge; providing an 8 effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1. Present subsections (2) and (3) of section 13 25.073, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3) and 14 (4), respectively, and a new subsection (2) is added to that 15 section, to read: 16 25.073 Retired justices or judges assigned to temporary 17 duty; additional compensation; appropriation.— 18 (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a former justice or 19 judge who has failed to win reelection or be retained after more 20 than 12 years of service as a justice or judge may be qualified 21 to serve as a retired justice or judge unless: 22 (a) The former justice or judge has been reprimanded, 23 fined, suspended, or disciplined by the Florida Supreme Court 24 for violations of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct or the 25 rules regulating The Florida Bar; 26 (b) The Judicial Qualifications Commission has brought 27 charges against the former justice or judge which were not 28 dismissed, or the former justice or judge was not exonerated of 29 all such charges; or 30 (c) Any party objects to the assignment of the former 31 justice or judge when the former justice or judge is to preside 32 over a civil case, including any appeal of a civil case. 33 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.