Private Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace (02/11/00)

02/11/2000

Prior to the expiration of the 30 days allowed by law for a traffic defendant to present a certificate of completion of a driving safety course, a judge issued a show cause order requiring the defendant to appear and explain why the defendant had not submitted the certificate of completion, rendered a judgment against the defendant, and issued a capias pro fine for the arrest of the defendant for failure to submit the certificate of completion. [Violation of Canons 2A and 3B(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace (02/11/00)