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Fla. high court removes judge who jailed 11 after they were directed to wrong courtroom
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Dec 08, 2006 12:17pm |
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| Category | General |
| Media | Newspaper - USA Today |
| News Date | Friday, December 8, 2006 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A judge who jailed 11 people because they were late for traffic court after being directed to the wrong courtroom lost his job Thursday, as the state Supreme Court ruled he was unfit to remain on the bench.
In a unanimous decision, the court said the jailing and strip-searching of the 11 motorists capped a series of conduct complaints against Seminole County Judge John Sloop, 57.
The 11 had gone to court on citations ranging from driving with a suspended license to having an illegal tag. Sloop jailed the misdirected motorists although two other judges and a bailiff had told him they were not to blame.
Sloop admitted he violated judicial canons. He blamed his behavior on undiagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and said he has since received treatment. |
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