Private Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace (1/18/18)
01/18/2018
The judge failed to comply with the law and to maintain professional competence in the law by collecting a “warrant fee” before agreeing to meet with a defendant to resolve a case, and by sending defendants to jail if they chose not to pay the upfront “warrant fee.” The judge also showed a bias against indigent defendants by not allowing them to bypass magistration if they could not pay the upfront “warrant fee.” [Violation of Canons 2A, 3B(2) and 3B(6) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace. 01/18/18.
