Florida disbars ex-judge who called and texted prosecutor 1,400 times during death penalty trial
Source: Raw Story/Sun Sentinel
Florida disbars ex-judge who called and texted prosecutor 1,400 times during death penalty trial
By Tom Boggioni
Friday, June 6, 2014 14:35 EDT
A former Florida Circuit court judge, who resigned after admitting to over 1400 text and ex parte phone communications with a prosecutor while he tried a murder case before her, has been disbarred by the Florida Supreme court.
According to the Sun-Sentinel, Florida’s highest court agreed unanimously to ban former Circuit Court Judge Ana Gardiner from practicing law.
Gardiner resigned her judgeship in 2010, after serving on the bench for 11 years, during an investigation into her relationship with prosecutor, Howard Scheinberg, during the trial of Omar Loureiro who was accused of fatally stabbing James Lentry in 2007.
During the course of the five month trial, the two exchanged 949 private cell phone calls and 471 text messages discussing the case and their emotional relationship. According to witnesses, Gardiner and Scheinberg were also seen outside of court interacting socially, laughing and discussing the case.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/06/florida-disbars-ex-judge-who-called-and-texted-prosecutor-1400-times-during-death-penalty-trial/
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Yeah, I had a few of those. But then, I wasn't presiding over a murder trial...
- And preparing her case will give her something ''constructive'' to do while she's disbarred.
It'll almost be like texting.....
