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...

Private Admonition of a Former Municipal Judge. (05/17/10)

05/17/2010
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law and failed to maintain professional competence in the law when he found a juvenile’s father in contempt of court and had him arrested before the time for com...

Private Order of Additional Education of a Municipal Judge. (05/17/10).

05/17/2010
 
 

The judge failed to obtain the mandatory judicial education hours during fiscal year 2009. [Violation of Canons 2A and 3B(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Order of Additional Edu...