Inquiry Concerning a Judge, No. 96-30, re Frank

We review the recommendation of the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) that Judge Richard H. Frank,1 retired Chief Judge of the Second District Court of Appeal, be reprimanded for violating Canons 1, 2, and 3 of the Code of Judicial Conduct. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 12, Fla. Const. As explained below, we disapprove the JQC’s findings and conclusions as to the first statement2 comprising Count I, but approve as to the second statement3 in Count I; approve as to Count II; disapprove as to Count III; and issue a public reprimand and announce the policy that reprimands for such…