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DHS Warns Florida Bar Against Investigating 128 Judges

9/5/2026

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DHS Counsel James Percival urged the Florida Bar to investigate 128 judges who filed a complaint.
The Florida Bar said it does not investigate sitting officers, citing jurisdiction limits.
DHS Counsel Christopher Wackes warned the Bar’s action could encroach on federal authority.
Percival called the judges’ 24-page complaint frivolous, likening it to a 2020 intelligence-officials tactic.
Chief Justice Peggy Quince of the Florida Supreme Court led the judges’ consortium.

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DHS Counsel James Percival urged the Florida Bar to investigate 128 judges who filed a complaint.
The Florida Bar said it does not investigate sitting officers, citing jurisdiction limits.
DHS Counsel Christopher Wackes warned the Bar’s action could encroach on federal authority.
Percival called the judges’ 24-page complaint frivolous, likening it to a 2020 intelligence-officials tactic.
Chief Justice Peggy Quince of the Florida Supreme Court led the judges’ consortium.