The commission criticized Scherer for stepping down from the bench and hugging several prosecutors shortly after she had sentenced Cruz, 24, to life in prison.
The unanimous decision from the state’s highest court adopted the recommendation of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, which found she had “engaged in inappropriate behavior.” shortly after she had sentenced Cruz, 24, to life in prison.
“In limited instances during this unique and lengthy case, Judge Scherer allowed her emotions to overcome her judgment,” the 15-member commission wrote in their report filed June 2. During the six-month penalty trial to determine whether Cruz would get the death penalty, Scherer frequently sparred with defense lawyers on live television.
Judge Elizabeth Scherer reads the verdict in the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, FloridaThe commission also found that Scherer had “unduly chastised” members of the defense team and wrongly accused one of Cruz’s attorneys of “threatening her children.”
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