FY 2000-Present Summaries of Private Sanctions

Private Admonition of a Municipal Court Judge. (09/24/10)

09/24/2010
 
 

The judge failed to follow the proper procedures set forth in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure prior to incarcerating an individual for his inability to pay his fines. The judge’s conduct demon...

Private Warning and Order of Additional Education of a County Judge. (08/04/10).

08/04/2010
 
 

The judge failed to timely execute the business of the court by consistently failing to hold trials. This caused unreasonable delays and prevented defendants the right to be heard. The judge’s con...

Private Admonition of a Municipal Court Judge. (08/04/10)

08/04/2010
 
 

The judge failed to notify the parties of a conflict of interest when she found her neighbor guilty of a city ordinance and assessed a fine. The case was filed in her court as a result of the judg...

Private Admonition and Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace. (08/04/10)

08/04/2010
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the applicable Texas Rules of Civil Procedure by: (1) ordering a trial in an eviction case to be continued indefinitely and waiting almost eight months to then hold ...

Private Admonition of a Former Municipal Court Judge. (08/02/10).

08/02/2010
 
 

The judge misused her judicial office to advance the private interest of others and engaged in extra-judicial activities that cast reasonable doubt on her capacity to act impartially as a judge by ...

Private Admonition of a Justice of the Peace. (08/02/10)

08/02/2010
 
 

The judge lent the prestige of his judicial office to advance his pastor’s private interests by requesting special treatment from another judge presiding over the pastor’s case. [Violation of Cano...

Private Order of Additional Education of a Municipal Judge. (08/02/10)

08/02/2010
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law and demonstrated a lack of professional competence in the law in her handling of a request from a local law enforcement officer that she issue a subpoena duc...

Private Warning of a County Court at Law Judge. (07/08/10)

07/08/2010
 
 

The judge authorized the public use of her name endorsing another candidate for public office when she sent an e-mail communication expressly advocating that other individuals should vote for a spe...