Marni Bryson Reprimanded Suspended

Marni Bryson, a Palm Beach County, Florida judge, agreed to a 10-day unpaid suspension, a $37,500 fine, and a public reprimand after the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission filed formal charges alleging she failed to "devote full time and attention" to her judicial duties. The charges alleged Bryson was absent from the courthouse and not otherwise working full-time on a recurring basis across 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, exceeding her authorized judicial leave without properly notifying court management or arranging coverage on most of those occasions. Bryson admitted her courthouse attendance fell below what is reasonably expected of a trial judge and acknowledged it had the potential to damage public confidence in the judiciary.