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‘Unacceptable’ Judge Stefanie Moon Fined $2,115 and Suspended for Violations

July 18, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Judge Stephanie Moon. (Facebook)
Broward County Circuit Judge Stephanie Moon. (Facebook)

Calling her conduct “unacceptable,” the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a 10-day suspension, a public reprimand and a $2,115 fine for a Broward County circuit judge accused of inappropriate campaign activity, prohibited political contributions and other wrongdoing.

Justices in April rejected a less-severe punishment for Judge Stefanie Moon, leading the judge and the state Judicial Qualifications Commission to agree on the sanctions approved Thursday. The commission, which investigates judicial conduct, alleged that Moon violated judicial canons by making political contributions, including to committees backing former Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, former President Joe Biden and ActBlue, a Democratic Party fundraising arm.

In addition, Moon was accused of reminding an attorney in court that he had not returned a phone call related to her re-election campaign and improperly contacting the therapist of a man who was a party in a case and whose mental health was an issue.

“Our (Supreme) Court does not often come upon a judicial discipline case in which a single judge has violated the Code of Judicial Conduct in such distinct ways in wholly unrelated incidents. Judge Moon’s conduct is unacceptable, especially given that the commission had already cautioned her in 2019 for improper campaign activities,” Thursday’s ruling said.

The ruling noted that the recommended discipline credited the judge for “cooperation, remorse, and acceptance of responsibility.” Justices also appeared to put the judge on notice. “While we defer to the commission’s assessment of the judge’s contrition, we stress that the court cannot tolerate any further misconduct by Judge Moon,” the unanimous ruling said. The $2,115 fine reflects the amount of the political contributions Moon made to Democrats. Moon was first elected as a judge in 2018.

–News Service of Florida

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  1. R.S. says

    July 18, 2025 at 5:48 pm

    But Judge Alito’s flying the upside down flag is OK in this country, huh? It’s ok if you are partial to one party as long as it’s the right(-extreme) party, huh? We’re getting downright weird in this State.

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  2. Sam says

    July 18, 2025 at 5:53 pm

    Sorry, not enough! She should be removed and banned from holding public office. These people are a huge problem! They need to be held accountable and a minuscule fine isn’t enough period! People need to be held accountable and their punishment needs to be commensurate with their crimes!

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  3. Pierre Tristam says

    July 18, 2025 at 5:57 pm

    Here here! If it’s good enough for Alito and Thomas, it’s good enough for this heretic!

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  4. Local Dog says

    July 18, 2025 at 6:17 pm

    Based on the photo, I can’t figure out if her temperature is going up or down. I also wonder if that ten day suspension is ‘with pay’. Seems like all she received is a slap on the wrist. Shameful.

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  5. Put Up Your Ducks says

    July 21, 2025 at 3:05 pm

    This person should have totally known not to be born a black woman, and then have the absolute unadulterated gaul to register as a Democrat, let alone study law for years on end to ultimately become a judge. In Florida. How dare her!

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