Florida Circuit Court Judge Gary M. Farmer Jr. has been suspended without pay by the Florida Supreme Court pending inquiry into allegations of inappropriate jokes during court proceedings. Stating it was meant to be light-hearted, Farmer's humor has been criticized as unsuitable for the courtroom. The suspension aligns with growing concerns over judicial conduct and ethics in Florida, where other judges have faced scrutiny for questionable actions. The incident illustrates the ongoing challenges within the judicial system regarding professionalism and the perception of judges in high-profile cases.
Judge Farmer stated that he took full responsibility for his ill-timed attempts at being funny. Now he has the opportunity to take full punishment for them.
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended a state judge pending disposition of allegations that he made inappropriate jokes and comments while overseeing a criminal docket.
In the meantime, perhaps His Honor should spend his suspension doing a couple sets of standup at Fort Lauderdale Improv to get the bug out of his system.
A judicial neighbor to Farmer just got in hot water for citing a book she never read and a judicial deepfake as evidence of a judicial image problem.
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