Miami-Dade Judge Suspended for 90 Days | Daily Business Review (2024)

The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the90-daysuspension of Miami-Dade County Court Judge Maria D. Ortiz, wholanded in hot waterfor accepting free hotel stays with her husband, Mariano Fernandez, a government official now facing corruption charges.

The thirdattempt at a stipulation workedfor theJudicial Qualifications Commission,as the high court had already slapped down its two previous sanction proposalsas toolenient.

Related story:Fla. Supreme Court for 2nd Time Rejects Proposed Discipline for Miami-Dade Judge

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