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Senator Dean moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     Delete lines 14-33

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and insert:

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     (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a former justice or

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judge who has failed to win reelection or be retained after more

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than 12 years of service as a justice or judge, has served at

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least one complete term as a justice or judge, and has chosen not

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to stand for retention or reelection at the conclusion of the

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latest term, may be qualified to serve as a retired justice or

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judge unless:

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     (a) Such former justice or judge has been reprimanded,

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fined, suspended, or disciplined by the Florida Supreme Court for

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violations of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct or the rules

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regulating The Florida Bar;

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     (b) The Judicial Qualifications Commission has brought

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charges against such former justice or judge which were not

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dismissed, or such former justice or judge was not exonerated of

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all such charges; or

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     (c) Any party objects to the assignment of such former

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justice or judge when such former justice or judge is to preside

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over a civil trial, including any appeal of a civil trial.

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====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T =====

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And the directory clause is amended as follows:

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     Delete lines 10 and 11

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and insert:

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     Section 1.  Present subsections (2) and (3) of section

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25.073, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3) and

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(4), respectively, and a new subsection (2) is added to that

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section, to read:

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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and insert:

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s. 25.073, F.S.; providing that a former justice or

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judge may be qualified to serve as a retired justice or

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judge; providing circumstances under which such justice

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or judge is excluded from serving as a retired justice

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or judge; providing

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