Opinion Excerpt

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2026-0476 ____________ INQUIRY CONCERNING A JUDGE JQC NO. 2025-1109 RE: J. LAYNE SMITH. September 24, 2026 PER CURIAM. Before the Court are the Judicial Qualifications Commission’s Findings and Recommendation of Discipline and an accompanying joint stipulation to resolve charges against Judge J. Layne Smith