Private Admonition of a Former Municipal Judge. (05/17/10)

05/17/2010

The judge failed to comply with the law and failed to maintain professional competence in the law when he found a juvenile's father in contempt of court and had him arrested before the time for compliance with the judge's order had expired. The judge's actions against the juvenile's father were premature and without authority. [Violation of Canons 2A and 3B(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Admonition of a Former Municipal Judge. (05/17/10)