Inquiry Concerning a Judge Nos. 14-299, 14-415 Re: Jacqueline Schwartz

In this case, we review the revised consent judgment entered into by the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) and Eleventh Judicial Circuit Judge Jacqueline Schwartz. The revised consent judgment imposes the following sanctions upon Judge Schwartz: a public reprimand before this Court, a thirty-day suspension without pay, a requirement that she write a letter of apology, and a $10,000 fine. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 12, Fla. Const. For the reasons that follow, we approve the revised consent judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

On February 19, 2015, the JQC filed in this Court a Notice…