Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis removed Monique Worrell of Floridas th Judicial Circuit for neglect of duty and incompetence . Worrell accused of pursuing lenient sentences and declining to prosecute certain charges . Last year he removed another Democratic state attorney Tampas elected prosecutor Andrew Warren for political gain . A federal judge ruled last year that he had acted unconstitutionally in suspending Warren . The state Senate can reinstate Worrell but the . chamber is controlled by Republicans closely aligned with De Santis and have rarely stood in his way . The governor has made reigning in government overreach a top priority a promise that his critics say is in conflict with how he has led during episodes such as Wednesday . as he has stepped in to remove Worrell . The Florida constitution allows a governor to remove an elected official for malfeasance misfeasance or permanent inability to perform official duties. No previous Florida executive has interpreted that power as broadly as DeSantantis. The state Supreme Court can reinstatement Worrell’s ouster of Worrell. In the past year Worrell has said she would not pursue capital punishment in any cases though he did not suspend her from office though he has made a promise to reinstate her ouster a promise of reinstatement . The State Attorney General said Worrell was elected to ‘bring reform to a criminal legal system that is fundamentally flawed in the state’. She replaced Aramis Ayala another reform prosecutor whose approach conflicted with the state. She was elected in the . Florida’Santantant. She has been accused of failing to pursue capital capital punishment. DeSantsantant said he has said he would not seek capital punishment and said she was a public defender in the past
DeSantis suspends Orlando-area state attorney in second sacking of democratically elected
