MIAMI – A Miami-Dade County judge -- who had a public flash of rage over a campaign sign and other ethics violations -- may face a severe punishment.

Firas Hussain and Mildred Cervantes said Judge Jacqueline Schwartz insulted them at the Kwik Stop, 3101 Grand Ave., in Coconut Grove, because she wanted to replace a campaign sign for one of hers June 2, 2014.

Schwartz won during the primary Aug. 26, 2014, against Frank Bocanegra and Rachel Glorioso Dooley. She defeated Bocanegra in the general election Nov. 4, 2014. While on the bench, she was accused of interfering with a case record, after removing pages she had taken notes on from a legal file.

"Go f--- yourself," she said at the store when she didn't get her way. The June incident continues to haunt her.

The Florida Supreme Court said Wednesday Schwartz should be fined $10,000 and be suspended for 30 days without pay. Schwartz agreed to a public reprimand and an apology January, after she accepted responsibility for the misconduct and admitted it should have never occurred, records show.

The punishment the court wants for violations of six rules of judicial misconduct was in addition to the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission's recommendation that there be a public reprimand and a letter of apology, the court's brief said.

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The commission routinely deals with accusations of judicial misconduct. It's made up of two circuit court judges, two county judges, four lawyers who are registered voters and five appointees who are registered voters.

After the 4-3 decision, the court was expected to file a new consent judgment before May 30. The commission's investigative panel dealt with the case. The commission's hearing panel is the next step of the case.

Schwartz, serving in Hialeah, also sent a letter of apology to the president of the Cuban American Bar Association over a statement she gave The Miami Herald's David Ovalle, after defeating Bocanegra.

Schwartz upset a lot of people when she referred to the Cuban-American lawyer -- former Miami-Dade police major and Miami Lakes town manager -- as the "nondescript Hispanic."

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