Inquiry Concerning a Judge, No. 97-04, re Hapner

ON MOTION TO TAX COSTS

We have before us the issue of costs to be assessed in a proceeding of the Judicial Qualifications -Commission (JQC). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 12, Fla. Const.

The facts are set out in our initial opinion in this case. See In re Hwpner, 718 So.2d 785 (Fla.1998). Judge Hapner was charged with the following misconduct: neglecting client matters while she ran for the position of county court judge, giving false testimony in a domestic violence proceeding against her ex-husband, and making false allegations in her divorce action. The Court approved the findings,…