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The Committee on Judiciary (Fasano) recommended the following

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substitute for amendment (283280):

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 16-23

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and insert:

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     (1)  For purposes of this section, the term "retired

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justice" or "retired judge" means any former justice or judge

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who:

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     (a)  Has not been defeated in seeking reelection to, or has

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not failed to be retained in seeking retention in, his or her

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last judicial office or was not defeated when last seeking

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election to judicial office; and

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     (b)  is not engaged in the practice of law.

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However, a former justice or judge who has been defeated in

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seeking reelection to, or has failed to be retained in seeking

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retention in, his or her last judicial office, or who was

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defeated when last seeking election to judicial office, may be

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considered a retired justice or judge if he or she has not been

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reprimanded, fined, suspended, or disciplined by the Supreme

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Court for violations of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct or

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rules regulating The Florida Bar, or charged by the Judicial

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Qualifications Commission for a violation and not exonerated,

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and if all parties to the litigation over which he or she is to

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preside consent to his or her assignment to temporary duty.

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 3-8

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and insert:

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s. 25.073, F.S.; providing exceptions to a prohibition

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against certain former judges serving as retired justices

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or retired judges under certain circumstances; providing

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an effective date.

4/8/2008  8:00:00 AM     11-06876-08