► Judge Linda Schoonover of Sanford, FL; ethical misfit |
Judge Linda Schoonover of Sanford, FL; ethical misfit
The state of Florida presented Linda Derosier Schoonover with a law license in 1985 after she graduated from
Linda succeeded in duping the voters in
In a January 2014 opinion, the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal ruled that Linda’s conduct in reaching out to litigant via a Facebook request in a divorce case she was presiding over required that she remove herself.
Linda found it acceptable to reach out to litigant Sandra Chace ex parte (one sided) with a friend request.
Ms. Chace’s lawyer stated that when she denied Judge Schoonover’s friend request, the judge retaliated by giving her most of the marital debt in her divorce, and giving her husband, Robert Loisel Jr., a larger alimony award.
The appellate court overturned a prior order denying Ms. Chace’s motion to disqualify Schoonover. The court went on to say:
As we speak (ca. April 2014), Schoonover remains sitting as a Circuit Court judge in
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