FY 2000-Present Summaries of Private Sanctions

Private Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace. (04/16/14).

04/16/2014
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law and demonstrated a lack of professional competence in the law by granting an interested party a remedy to which she was not legally entitled. Based on the r...

Private Warning and Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace. (04/04/14).

04/04/2014
 
 

The judge failed to follow the law, demonstrated a lack of professional competence in the law, and denied the defendant the right to be heard when she (a) went forward with a trial and found the de...

Private Warning and Order of Additional Education of a District Court Judge. (03/19/14).

03/19/2014
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law, failed to maintain professional competence in the law, and denied the parties their right to be heard when she failed to hold hearings in open court in cont...

Private Warning and Order of Additional Education of a District Court Judge. (03/19/14).

03/19/2014
 
 

The judge lent the prestige of his judicial office to advance the private interest of a member of court staff by allowing that individual to conduct free mediations at the courthouse during regular...

Private Admonition and Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace. (03/10/14).

03/10/2014
 
 

The judge allowed a relationship with a family member to influence his conduct and by making a phone call, even as a courtesy, lent the prestige of his office to advance the family member’s private...

Private Admonition of a County Court at Law Judge. (01/28/14)**.

01/28/2014
 
 

The judge demonstrated a willful and persistent failure to be patient, dignified, and courteous toward a litigant with whom he was dealing in an official capacity. The judge also failed to be pati...

Private Admonition of a District Court Judge. (01/08/14).

01/08/2014
 
 

The judge failed to maintain order and decorum in the courtroom and failed to treat litigants with dignity by allowing them to perform pushups in the courtroom for being late to court. [Violation o...

Private Reprimand and Order of Additional Education of a District Court Judge. (12/19/13).

12/19/2013
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law and failed to maintain professional competence in the law when, without proper notice or an opportunity to be heard, she held a litigant in contempt of court...