Judge faces discipline after aiding friend

Judge Woody Clermont Faces Reprimand for Helping Friend During Proceedings

Documents filed Friday at the Supreme Court by the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission said Judge Woody Clermont on April 11 went to a Broward County courtroom where the friend was making a first appearance on the charge. Clermont provided what was described as “mitigating information” about the friend to a prosecutor and the judge handling the proceeding, according to the documents. The post Judge Woody Clermont Faces Reprimand for Helpi…

Broward judge to face discipline for serving as friend’s lawyer

Broward Judge Woody Clermont is facing a reprimand for stepping down from the bench to head for another judge's courtroom, where he acted as a lawyer for a female friend facing a domestic violence charge.

Judge faces discipline after aiding friend

TALLAHASSEE (NSF) — A Broward County judge could face a public reprimand at the Florida Supreme Court after he tried to help a friend who had been arrested on a domestic-violence charge.