Comment #: FL9066
Rating:9.8
Comments:
This is one of the smartest judges in Broward county. I didn’t realize how prepared she is until I had a case in front of her. She was polite, professional and very prepared.

Comment #: FL9065
Rating:10.0
Comments:
This judge is a sweetheart. Very compassionate.

Comment #: FL9054
Rating:1.0
Comments:
"The judge who oversaw the sentencing of the Parkland massacre gunman was removed from another death penalty murder case Thursday by the Florida Supreme Court, which agreed she showed unfair sympathy for prosecutors in the Parkland school shooting case."

"The court removed Judge Elizabeth Scherer from overseeing any post-conviction proceedings for Randy Tundidor, who was sentenced to death for the 2019 murder of his Broward County landlord and is appealing his case."

"Justices cited Scherer’s chummy interactions with prosecutors who were seeking the death penalty against Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz during sentencing."

Comment #: FL8929
Rating:10.0
Comments:
Judge Scherer treats her staff like family. She is kind and always grateful. We are lucky to have her.

Comment #: FL8928
Rating:9.1
Comments:
Most qualified judge on criminal bench. She is always prepared, reads everything, and makes sound decisions. She handled Parkland trial with patience and poise.

Comment #: FL8820
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Need taken off the bench ASAP!!

Comment #: FL8780
Rating:1.0
Comments:
The State of Florida should be Embarrassed of this Judge. She doesn't represent her role as an officer of the court. She acts as an entitled goddess using her position of power to corrupt the laws of the State of Florida through her misconduct for her own personal gain. She creates disorder and a hostile court room and fails to protect the civil rights of litigants and public abolishment of defense counsels. Highly unprofessional and unable to have order in hearings. Request immediate removal and charged with the crime of harassment.

Comment #: FL8779
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Hello Florida Judicial Misconduct Board,

I had the opportunity to review in its entirety the Parkland Shooter case with Judge Elizabeth A. Scherer presiding.

During the case, I witnessed almost unbearable unethical violations downright allowing bullying and harassment to exist in the courtroom. I would like to include Judge Schere behavior directed toward the defense team-PDO that was almost unbearable to watch as she engaged in verbal assault when the PD counsel remained calm.

Many of my contacts from around the globe also followed the case and agreed to the same conclusions that this case should spark an investigation with the World Human Rights Organization and the State of Florida. During testimony from family members of victims directed toward Mr. Cruz and his Defence, Judge Scherer allowed the families to use vulgar intimidating language including one victim's father giving the middle finger to the defense team.

Judge Schere had every opportunity to object due to the rules of conduct and should have held the victim's father witness in contempt of court for his actions. Nevertheless, Judge Schere's only response was that the families of the victims were clearly upset. Understandably, the families of the victims may have been applauding at the verdict of the Jury, but still is Judge Scherer ethically responsible to maintain order within the courtroom and ensure both the rules of court and conduct are followed. The law states that any official who has the obligated duty to stop a crime of harassment and bullying to exist and fails to act on there duties is guilty of the same crime committed. Absolute Immunity for judges only applies to judges who perform within the scope of their duties. By allowing a crime of harassment and intimidation to be committed in her courtroom is a far cry from a judge performing her duties to the best of her abilities.

While I do not condone the defense counsel behavior of flicking off the camera. Court was not in session and the defense counsel has a right to laugh with the defendant regardless of the crimes he commited. Mr. Cruz is not a monster, he is human, and without regard to the crimes committed has human rights.

If the Florida Judicial Misconduct Board doesn't see the actions of Judge Schere refusal to act within the code of conduct and protecting the civil rights and rules of court, then I'm hopeful that the Human Rights Organization will take action against the state of Florida for allowing such maltreatment to exist. It is my recommendation that the State of Florida sets a principle that behaviors and actions in the court by Judges will not be tolerated. In no means should the judge receive a slap on the wrist. The misconduct committed is of great latitude and the recommendations to the Supreme court of the State of Florida should be dismissed from being a Judge and loss of Judge Schere law license in the State of Florida.

Lastly, I do believe justice exists and Mr. Cruz already said he was guilty of all charges. The jury decided, on Mr. Cruz sentence. We don't allow public lynching or persecution in our courts yet, Judge Scherer completely failed her duties as a public servant and officer of the Court. The entire world watched as Judge Schere completely embarrassed the State of Florida, Broward County Public Defender's office in its Kangaroo court. Very embarrassing and highly illegal.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Regards,

Alan

Comment #: FL8777
Rating:1.0
Comments:
"...a former assistant prosecutor, Scherer is...inexperienced judge. She was appointed to the bench... by [then] Gov. Rick Scott. It’s believed she got the appointment because her father...is a big-time Republican fundraiser who was one of Scott’s early Broward supporters..."

Comment #: FL8776
Rating:1.0
Comments:
"Legal observers, many of them... lawyers, are saying much the same of Scherer’s decision to hug prosecutors [after a sentencing hearing]. Many described Scherer’s actions as “inappropriate,” “inexcusably improper,” biased, unfair, and bizarre."

"Florida Code of Judicial Conduct:
A judge “shall avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety” in all of their activities."


“A judge shall not allow, family, social, political or other relationships to influence the judge’s judicial conduct of judgment. A judge shall not lend the prestige of judicial office to advance the private interests of the judge or others; nor shall a judge covey or permit others to convey the impression that they are in a special position to influence the judge,”

"the judge was clearly wearing a robe in a courtroom hugging [the prosecutors]".

Neutral and unbiased? Hummm.

Comment #: FL8766
Rating:1.0
Comments:
"A Republican governor, Rick Scott, appointed [Republican] Judge Scherer...to the bench in 2012. She had previously spent more than a decade as a prosecutor, working under Michael J. Satz, the former state attorney."


"Her father...was one of George W. Bush’s lawyers during the presidential election recount in 2000...[and] was also a member of the circuit judicial nominating commission until his daughter decided to seek an appointment..."

Comment #: FL8765
Rating:1.0
Comments:
"Jury selection took nearly three months, marred by confusion and controversies...lawyers then asked the judge to remove herself, which she declined to do — after she insisted that the selection process continue even when a member of the defense team was out sick..."

Comment #: FL8762
Rating:1.0
Comments:
"oth the prosecution and the defense said the judge seriously erred in April when she dismissed a group of potential jurors without individually questioning them. Enough serious errors could lead to the reversal"

YOU BE THE JUDGE the next time she is on the ballot.

Comment #: FL8432
Rating:5.7
Comments:
Vain