Private Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace. (05/17/10)

05/17/2010

The judge failed to follow the law and failed to maintain professional competence in the law when he (1) granted new trials without requiring a written motion showing good cause, and (2) granted a new trial and conducted a hearing more than 30 days after he had adjudicated the case. [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. (05/17/10)