Florida Judge Faces Loss of Law License for ‘Litany’ of Lies

The Florida Bar urged the state’s high court on Wednesday to disbar a former judge who repeatedly lied on campaign finance documents and an application for the bench.

The oral argument focused on whether a consistent pattern of dishonesty by former Miami-Dade Judge Miguel Fernando Mirabal as he sought the bench should lead to disbarment.

“You have this referee’s report that goes through a litany of misconduct over three time periods,” the bar’s lawyer Mark L. Mason said.

Mirabal repeatedly overstated campaign donations in filings in an effort to dissuade other candidates from entering into his judicial race. Prior to ...