Inquiry Concerning a Judge No. 18-352 Re: Dennis Daniel Bailey

*994 During a felony criminal trial, Judge Dennis Daniel Bailey ordered his courtroom deputy, loudly and in front of the jury, to remove one of the defendant's attorneys from a sidebar conference. He then improperly denied the defendant's disqualification motion. Judge Bailey and the Judicial Qualifications Commission have stipulated that he violated the Code of Judicial Conduct and should be publicly reprimanded. We approve the stipulation.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On April 17, 2018, Judge Bailey was presiding over Genesis Espejo's felony criminal trial in Broward County. During…