The Florida Supreme Court has advised Gov. Charlie Crist he cannot seat a suspended lawyer as a judge in Palm Beach County.
Crist asked the justices for an advisory opinion after William Abramson defeated Circuit Judge Richard Wennet in November's election. Abramson was declared the winner by 61 votes after a third recount.
In December, though, the Supreme Court suspended Abramson from practicing law for 91 days over a 2005 outburst in Wennet's court. Even after the 91 days are up, Abramson cannot practice law unless reinstated by the Florida Bar.
In a letter Wednesday to Crist, the justices wrote it's "common sense" that Abramson also cannot preside over a court he cannot practice before.
