Gary Farmer, the one time habitually late criminal judge who seemed to have few Friday dockets and was also known for inappropriate courtroom “humor,” was indeed booted from the North Wing.
The Sun Sentinel’s Rafael Olmeda has the story:
SUN SENTINEL – Broward judge removed from criminal cases over off-color comments from the bench
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By Rafael Olmeda:
“A Broward judge was abruptly transferred from the criminal court bench to civil after he was heard telling one defendant to wear a condom while on probation, nearly using profanity while having another defendant removed from his courtroom, and repeating flamboyant gay stereotypes from the 1990s sketch comedy show “In Living Color.” …
On Thursday, court administration issued a statement confirming the reassignment was a direct result of statements that violated the rules governing how judges are to behave, especially while on the bench.
“The 17th Circuit became aware of certain statements made by Judge Farmer during hearings in the criminal court,” the statement read. “The Chief Judge (Jack Tuter) met with Judge Farmer, who admitted transgressions with the Code of Judicial Conduct. Judge Farmer now serves in the Civil Division of the Circuit.”
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