Private Admonition and Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace (03/13/2015)

03/13/2015
 
 

The judge’s actions placed the judge, a motorist and other motorists in danger, and created an appearance that the judge was acting as an arm of the police which is inconsistent with his duties as ...

Private Reprimand of a District Court Judge (03/02/2015)

03/02/2015
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law and failed to maintain professional competence in the law by directing a sheriff’s deputy to attach a local attorney and bring him to her courtroom in handcu...

Private Reprimand of a Justice of the Peace (03/02/2015)

03/02/2015
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law and failed to maintain professional competence in the law when she issued multiple 72-hour waiting period waivers over a four month period without any legal ...

Private Reprimand of a Municipal Court Judge (02/08/15)

02/08/2015
 
 

The judge engaged in numerous conversations with subordinates in which she used profanity, vulgar language, and made sexual references. Although the judge’s belief and intent that these conversatio...

Private Reprimand of a District Court Judge (01/08/2015)

01/08/2015
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law when she removed defense attorney’s original recusal motion from the court’s file in violation of Rule 75 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. [Violation o...

Private Admonition of a Justice of the Peace (12/22/14)

12/22/2014
 
 

The judge failed to follow the law and demonstrated a lack of professional competence in the law by releasing a criminal defendant on a PR bond while an aggravated sexual assault of a child case re...

Private Reprimand and Order of Additional Education of a County Court at Law Judge (12/18/14)

12/18/2014
 
 

The judge failed to treat the County Clerk and her staff in a patient, dignified, and courteous manner. The judge exerted his judicial authority over the elected County Clerk and her staff resultin...

Private Reprimand of a Senior Judge (12/12/14)

12/12/2014
 
 

The judge failed in his duty to be patient, dignified and courteous to the jurors when he chastised them for their verdict and accused them of ignoring the law and violating their oath. The Commiss...