Inquiry Concerning Judge Sloop

This is a judicial disciplinary proceeding concerning Seminole County Judge John R. Sloop. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 12, Fla. Const. Pursuant to our constitutional authority, we remove Judge Sloop from office for violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct in three separate incidents, the last resulting in the *1049unjustified and preventable arrests and incarceration of eleven citizens. Having reviewed the record in this case, including Judge Sloop’s own admissions, we conclude that these incidents collectively demonstrate Judge Sloop’s present unfitness to remain on the bench. Judges…