The judge acted without legal authority by mandating that parents appear before the court with their 17-year old child in order to resolve a traffic offense. [Violation of Canons 2A and 3B(2) of t...
The judge represented criminal defendants in their respective cases after he had magistrated the same defendants while serving as a municipal judge. [Violation of Canon 2B of the Texas Code of Jud...
The judge met privately with a party and discussed substantive issues about a case, outside the presence of the opposing party. Based on the improper ex parte discussion, the judge granted the par...
The judge failed to disclose her relationship to an attorney while presiding over a case in which the attorney represented a party. The judge further appointed the attorney as an ad litem in sever...
The judge used his official judicial letterhead to express his opposition to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission’s plan to issue a mixed beverage license to an establishment in his community. ...
The judge failed to follow the law when he denied three defendants their right to a bond. [Violation of Canon 2A of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Admonition of a District Judge. (1...
The judge failed to follow the law, failed to disqualify herself and failed to maintain professional competence in the law when she disposed of a traffic case involving a relative without the prose...
The judge failed to follow the law when she denied a defendant his constitutional right to a jury trial, which he had properly requested. [Violation of Canon 2A of the Texas Code of Judicial Condu...
