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Fla. Stat. § 440.442 (2025)

Code of Judicial Conduct.

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440.442 Code of Judicial Conduct.—The Deputy Chief Judge and judges of compensation claims shall observe and abide by the Code of Judicial Conduct as adopted by the Florida Supreme Court. Any material violation of a provision of the Code of Judicial Conduct shall constitute either malfeasance or misfeasance in office and shall be grounds for suspension and removal of the Deputy Chief Judge or judge of compensation claims by the Governor.
History.—ss. 13, 23, ch. 78-300; ss. 34, 124, ch. 79-40; ss. 18, 21, ch. 79-312; s. 16, ch. 80-236; s. 43, ch. 89-289; s. 56, ch. 90-201; s. 52, ch. 91-1; s. 13, ch. 91-46; s. 39, ch. 93-415; s. 127, ch. 97-103; s. 16, ch. 99-7; s. 8, ch. 2000-243; s. 25, ch. 2001-91.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2019–2025 · leading case: Christy Siena v. Orange Cnty. Fire Rescue & CCMSI, 418 So. 3d 204 (Fla. 1st DCA 2025).
Christy Siena v. Orange Cnty. Fire Rescue & CCMSI, 418 So. 3d 204 (Fla. 1st DCA 2025). · cites it 2× “§ 440.442, Fla. Stat. (requiring the “Deputy Chief Judge and judges of compensation claims [to] observe and abide by the Code of Judicial Conduct as adopted by the Florida Supreme Court”).”
Arthur Godwin v. Hillsborough Cnty. Sch. Bd./Broadspire, No. 1D18-1788 (Fla. 1st DCA Aug. 29, 2019). “” Section 440.442 provides that “[JCCs] shall observe and abide by the Code of Judicial Conduct as adopted by the Florida Supreme Court.”
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