 Conflict In The
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Name:
Chief Judge F. Dennis Alvarez
March 2001 - Alvarez
announces his retirement from the bench. Alvarez denies that his
departure is part of a settlement with the Judicial Qualifications
Commission, although others say it was investigating his handling of
the courthouse scandals.
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Name:
Judge Robert Bonanno
December 2001 - Bonanno announces his
resignation. While the JQC said it had had found no evidence of
criminal wrongdoing in its own investigation, a move to impeach
Bonanno was afoot in the state legislature.
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Name:
Judge Gasper Ficarrotta
October 2000 - Ficarrotta resigns
amid investigations by the JQC and a special grand jury of his
affair with bailiff Tara Pisano, and allegations that Ficarrotta
helped solicit contributions for Sheriff Cal Henderson's re-election
campaign.
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Name:
Judge Ed Ward
June 2000 - Ward announces his retirement
three months after he is accused of sexually harassing four female
colleagues, including two judges. He was scheduled to appear before
the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission on those
charges.
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Name:
State Atty. Harry Lee Coe III
July 2000 - Coe commits
suicide shortly after learning that Gov. Jeb Bush has ordered an
inquiry into his conduct in office. Coe had been accused of
soliciting loans from employees and using his office computer to
visit gambling sites.
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Name:
Court Bailiff Tara Pisano
March 2001 - Pisano was
suspended for 10 days on a charge of conduct unbecoming an officer
for having sex at the courthouse with former Circuit Judge Gasper
Ficarrotta. She and Ficarrotta had a 16-month affair that ended in
1999.
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Dennis
Alvarez
| Colleague Lied About Clique, Former Chief Judge
Writes
TAMPA - Retired Hillsborough County Chief
Judge F. Dennis Alvarez is heatedly denying a former colleague's assertion
that Alvarez invited him to join a clique of judges who notified one
another when their friends were appearing in court.
 Full
story
o May 08, 2004: Colleague Lied About
Clique, Former Chief Judge Writes
o May 03, 2004: Chief Judge Wants Probes
To Wrap Up
o May 02, 2004: Ex-Judge Recounts
Invitation To Clique
o Feb. 18,
2003: Experts
Doubt Judge's Account
o Feb.
18, 2003: Major
Meets With Bosses
o Feb. 18,
2003: Profile:
Rene "Rocky" Rodriguez
o Feb.
15, 2003: Major
Blames Inquiries On Affair
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Feb. 14, 2003: Sheriff, Major Clash Over
Bill
o Feb. 13, 2003: Memo: Major Rings Up
$6,000
o Jan. 28, 2003: New Inquiry Keys On
Sheriff's Major
o Jan. 19,
2002: Probe Mars
Major's Charmed Life
o May 18,
2002: FBI Probe
Puts Estate Case Judge On Guard
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Aug. 24, 2001: Bailiff Talks Of Mischief
Among Judges
o June 20,
2001: Grand Jury
To Bonanno: Leave
o March 2,
2001: Alvarez To
End Reign On Bench
o Jan. 31,
2001: Bailiff Who
Reported Judge Faces Inquiry
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Oct. 27, 2000: 1 Judge Quits; Other
Faces Trial
o Sept. 7,
2000: Chief Judge,
Bailiff Subpoenaed
o Aug. 6,
2000: Courthouse
Only Looks Silly, Insiders Maintain
o Aug. 1, 2000: Judge Accuses Colleague
Of Break-In
o News Stories from
TBO.com
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