佛罗里达州的法官因种族歧视而受到公开谴责. Florida judge gets public reprimand for racial comments.

佛罗里达州一名法官同意接受公开的责备, A Florida judge agreed to a public reprimand after the Judicial Qualifications Commission found he violated judicial ethics. 委员会引用了一些评论, 包括告诉公众辩护人"闭嘴",并问一个黑人被告是否有"砍棉花", 这些短语被认为是不敏感的. The commission cited comments including telling public defenders to "shut up" and asking a Black defendant if he had "chopped cotton," phrases deemed insensitive. 虽然他否认是种族主义者, 但法官承认这些言论不合适. The judge admitted the remarks were inappropriate, though he denied being racist. 佛罗里达最高法院仍需批准制裁. The Florida Supreme Court must still approve the sanction.