Opinion ID: 1779386
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: the recommended disciplinary action

Text: The Commission recommended that the interests of justice, the public welfare and sound judicial administration will be well served by a public reprimand of Judge Gooding. We accept this recommendation. The JQC found that Judge Gooding admitted Charges 1 and 2, accept[ed] full responsibility, and acknowledge[d] that such conduct should not have occurred. In addition, we find that compared to others, Judge Gooding's behavior did not demonstrate a pattern of unethical conduct or disregard for the election laws. See In re Rodriguez, 829 So.2d 857 (Fla.2002). As stated in In re Angel, 867 So.2d 379, 383 (Fla.2004), this Court has, in many cases involving violation of Canon 7 for election campaign violations, accepted the JQC's recommendation of a public reprimand. The JQC's recommendation is therefore consistent with precedent imposing a public reprimand as the appropriate discipline in such cases. We hereby command Judge Gooding to appear before this Court for administration of a public reprimand at a time to be established by the Clerk of this Court. It is so ordered. PARIENTE, C.J., and WELLS, ANSTEAD, QUINCE, CANTERO, and BELL, JJ., concur. LEWIS, J., concurs in result only.