11th Judicial Circuit

A Miami-Dade transit worker was sentenced to life in prison plus 60 years for the 2009 kidnapping and rape of a pregnant woman. The victim delivered an emotional statement during the hearing, and Martin faces a separate capital murder case for a 2000 incident involving a 13-year-old girl.

A US federal judge was reprimanded for having sex with a police officer in her chambers and lying about it. She apologized in a letter to a former law clerk, calling her behavior 'harmful, offensive, and unprofessional'.

A federal judge was disciplined for engaging in sexual activity in her chambers with a police officer and lying to investigators. She apologized to a former law clerk for her 'harmful, offensive, and unprofessional behavior' and agreed to write apology letters to six former clerks.

The U.S. Department of Justice is requesting that a federal judge recuse herself from a Georgia election records case due to media reports that she attended an event honoring Fani Willis, who prosecuted Donald Trump. A court investigation found the judge engaged in misconduct, including having sex in the courthouse and lying about it, leading to a private reprimand.

A federal judge engaged in an extramarital affair with a high-ranking police officer, including having sex in chambers during business hours, and initially lied about the misconduct. The judge received a private reprimand after recanting false statements and committing to avoid future partisan events and misconduct.