Inquiry Concerning a Judge JQC Nos. 2022-189 & 2022-203 Re: Hon. Wayne Culver

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida accepted the Judicial Qualifications Commission's findings that Judge Wayne Culver violated multiple judicial canons through abusive, intemperate, and procedurally improper conduct in two February 2022 proceedings. Considering substantial mitigating evidence, the Court imposed a 60-day suspension without pay and a public reprimand, while declining to order continued counseling because counseling is not among the constitutionally listed disciplinary sanctions.