Supreme Court of Florida

A judge's motion for attorney-s fees incurred in his defense of charges before the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) is denied as the Florida Constitution does not grant the court the authority to award attorney-s fees in JQC proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/07/2006
• Published 12/07/2006

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles P. Pillans, III of Bedell, Dittmar, DeVault, Pillans and Coxe, P.A., Jacksonville, Florida, and Marvin E. Barkin, Interim General Counsel, of Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O'Neill and Mullis, P.A., Tampa, FL, for Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission, Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• David B. Weinstein and Kimberly S. Mello of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Tampa, Florida, Juan P. Morillo and Steven T. Cottreau of Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Judge Holder, Respondent.