Inquiry Concerning a Judge

We have for review the recommendation of the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) that Judge Cynthia A. Holloway be disciplined. We have jurisdiction, see art. Y, § 12, Fla. Const., and approve the findings and the recommended sanctions.1

I. BACKGROUND

Most of the charges levied against Judge Holloway stem in some manner from a severely contested custody dispute between a close friend of Judge Holloway and the father of that friend’s minor daughter. The custody dispute involved alleged sexual abuse of the minor daughter by the father, and Judge Holloway was a witness under subpoena in the…