Hon. Eleazar Cano

12/13/2018
 Brewster County Judge, Alpine, Brewster County, Texas
 CJC No. 18-0992

Public Warning

Private Warning of a District Court Judge (12/13/18)

12/13/2018
 
 

The judge’s statements that Black people “belong” in the back of the room manifested bias or prejudice against African-Americans and cast public discredit upon the judiciary and the administration ...

Private Admonition of a District Court Judge (12/6/18)

12/06/2018
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law and denied parties their right to be heard according to law through his practice of barring entry and egress into the courtroom during docket calls. [Violat...

Hon. Ben E. Brady

11/14/2018
 Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 1, Maxwell, Caldwell County, Texas
 CJC No. 17-1524

Public Reprimand and Order of Additional Education

Private Admonition of a District Court Judge (10/18/18)

10/18/2018
 
 

The judge cast reasonable doubt on his capacity to act impartially as a judge, when he made a post on a company’s Facebook page that stated, “Hope you burn in hell.” [Violation of Canon 4A(1) of t...

Hon. James Oren Metts, Sr.

10/03/2018
 Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 1, New Caney, Montgomery County, Texas
 CJC No. 17-1329

Public Admonition

Private Reprimand of a Justice of the Peace (10/3/18)

10/03/2018
 
 

The judge failed to hear and decide matters assigned to him, and displayed willful or persistent conduct that was clearly inconsistent with the proper performance of his duties by failing to timely...

Private Warning and Order of Additional Education of a District Court Judge (8/28/18)

08/28/2018
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law and to maintain competence in the law, when he failed to issue a bond to a defendant in a felony DWI case for more than two months, after revoking that defen...