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Disgraced former judge Scott DuPont blocked from ballot
Former Northeast Florida judge blocked from ballotA former Northeast Florida judge who was suspended from practicing law is not eligible to run for a judicial post this year, a Leon County circuit judge ruled Wednesday.
Judge J. Lee Marsh held a 30-minute hearing before siding with lawyers representing Rose Marie Preddy, a judge in the 7th Judicial Circuit who filed a lawsuit challenging the candidacy of Scott DuPont.
The 7th Circuit is made up of St. Johns, Putnam, Flagler and Volusia counties.
DuPont is a former circuit judge who was suspended from practicing law by the Florida Supreme Court in October 2019 and reinstated in June 2020.
He was suspended from practicing law after the Supreme Court removed him as a circuit judge in 2018 because of improper conduct. The removal came after an investigation that, in part, focused on allegations that DuPont spread false information about his 2016 election opponent.
Judge J. Lee Marsh held a 30-minute hearing before siding with lawyers representing Rose Marie Preddy, a judge in the 7th Judicial Circuit who filed a lawsuit challenging the candidacy of Scott DuPont.
The 7th Circuit is made up of St. Johns, Putnam, Flagler and Volusia counties.
DuPont is a former circuit judge who was suspended from practicing law by the Florida Supreme Court in October 2019 and reinstated in June 2020.
He was suspended from practicing law after the Supreme Court removed him as a circuit judge in 2018 because of improper conduct. The removal came after an investigation that, in part, focused on allegations that DuPont spread false information about his 2016 election opponent.
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