Private Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace (06/20/01)

06/20/2001
 
 

The judge issued a Magistrate’s Emergency Protective Order without the proper authority. [Violation of Canons 2A and 3B(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Order of Additional Educa...

Private Admonition of a District Court Judge (06/01/01)

06/01/2001
 
 

The judge’s letter on behalf of a party in a civil matter constituted an improper use of the judge’s judicial position in an effort to influence another judge’s judicial position and obtain favorab...

Private Warning of a County Court at Law Judge (05/30/01)

05/30/2001
 
 

The judge failed to be patient, dignified and courteous in his dealings with courthouse security personnel. Additionally, the judge went beyond his authority in threatening to hold security person...

Private Order of Education of a County Judge (05/25/01)

05/25/2001
 
 

The judge erred in holding a defendant in direct contempt for failure to comply with her order. [Violation of Canons 2A and 3B(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Order of Educatio...

Private Reprimand of a Justice of the Peace (05/25/01)

05/25/2001
 
 

The judge sponsored an “event” barbecue for law enforcement and used a sub-courthouse as the site for the event, which conveyed the impression that law enforcement officers were in a special positi...

Private Admonition of a District Court Judge (05/25/01)

05/25/2001
 
 

The judge failed to maintain control over a case and the litigants and exhibited bias and prejudice against a litigant. [Violation of Canon 3B(5) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private A...

Private Admonition of a District Court Judge (05/25/01)

05/25/2001
 
 

The judge allowed a restaurant to use the prestige of his judicial office to advance its own commercial interest by posing in a photograph for that business without taking adequate precautions to e...

Private Order of Additional Education of a County Judge (05/01/01)

05/01/2001
 
 

The judge magistrated family members and refused to magistrate other inmates being held at the same time. [Violation of Canons 2B and 3B(5) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Order of...