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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – An appeals court judge will not be shielded from testifying in a disciplinary case against a Hillsborough County circuit judge about conduct during a 2022 election campaign, a hearing officer ruled Friday. Jared Smith, a judge on the 6th District Court of Appeal, filed a motion last week asking the state Judicial Qualifications Commission to quash a subpoena issued by attorneys for Circuit Judge Nancy Jacobs. But Gregory Coleman, a hearing officer for the commission, rejected the motion and said Smith can be deposed for two hours. Read: Riverview Man Charged With Re…

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