Case Title: Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 14-482 Re: Victoria L. Griffin

Citation: 

Docket Number: SC15-865

State: florida

Court: Florida Supreme Court

Date: 2015-06-18T00:00:00Z

Document:
Supreme Court of Florida 
 
 
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No. SC15-865 
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INQUIRY CONCERNING A JUDGE, NO. 14-482  
RE: VICTORIA L. GRIFFIN. 
 
[June 18, 2015] 
 
PER CURIAM. 
 
We have for review a stipulation between the Florida Judicial Qualifications 
Commission (“JQC”) and Judge Victoria L. Griffin, as well as the JQC’s findings 
and recommendation that Judge Griffin be publicly reprimanded for violating the 
Code of Judicial Conduct.  We have jurisdiction.  See art. V, § 12, Fla. Const.   
“[A]t the inception of her judicial campaign, Judge Griffin failed to follow 
Florida law when she opened her campaign account, and lent money to her 
campaign prior to filing the necessary qualification paperwork with the qualifying 
officer.”  Judge Griffin admits that her conduct violated portions of Chapter 106 of 
the Florida Statutes and Canons 1, 2(A), 7(A)(3)(a), and 7(E) of the Code of 
Judicial Conduct.  Further, Judge Griffin accepts full responsibility and 
acknowledges that the conduct should not have occurred.  We accept the 
 
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stipulation and approve the JQC’s findings and recommended sanction of a public 
reprimand.  Accordingly, we hereby command Judge Griffin to appear before this 
Court at a time to be established by the Clerk of this Court. 
It is so ordered. 
LABARGA, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, CANADY, POLSTON, 
and PERRY, JJ., concur.  
 
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND 
IF FILED, DETERMINED.  
 
Original Proceeding – Judicial Qualifications Commission  
 
Ricardo Morales, III, Chair, and Alexander John Williams, Assistant General 
Counsel, Tallahassee, Florida,  
 
for Judicial Qualifications Commission, Petitioner 
 
Judge Victoria L. Griffin, pro se, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Vero Beach, Florida,  
 
for Respondent