In the Matter of the Hon. Florencio Ramirez

FORMAL REPRIMAND AND OPINION

{1} This matter comes before the Court on a petition for discipline upon stipulation filed by the Judicial Standards Commission concerning the Honorable Florencio “Larry” Ramirez (Respondent). Following oral argument before this Court, we granted the petition and ordered the stipulated discipline against Respondent. Among other things, we ordered that Respondent receive a public reprimand, which we now issue in the form of this opinion.

{2} These disciplinary proceedings arise out of two separate incidents of misconduct involving Respondent. The first incident…