Inquiry Concerning a Judge, No. 98-231 re Wilson

We review the findings and recommendations of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC), recommending that Judge Brenda C. Wilson be publicly reprimanded for various acts of misconduct. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 12, Fla. Const.

On December 28, 1998, the Investigative Panel of the JQC filed a “Notice of Formal Charges” in this Court. The charges are summarized as follows.

During the early morning hours of May 2, 1998, Judge Wilson drove to a Denny’s restaurant after consuming alcoholic beverages. Judge Wilson joined a group of intoxicated people and witnessed one of the people…