FY 2000-Present Summaries of Private Sanctions

Private Admonition of a District Court Judge (10/18/18)

10/18/2018
 
 

The judge cast reasonable doubt on his capacity to act impartially as a judge, when he made a post on a company’s Facebook page that stated, “Hope you burn in hell.” [Violation of Canon 4A(1) of t...

Private Reprimand of a Justice of the Peace (10/3/18)

10/03/2018
 
 

The judge failed to hear and decide matters assigned to him, and displayed willful or persistent conduct that was clearly inconsistent with the proper performance of his duties by failing to timely...

Private Warning and Order of Additional Education of a District Court Judge (8/28/18)

08/28/2018
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law and to maintain competence in the law, when he failed to issue a bond to a defendant in a felony DWI case for more than two months, after revoking that defen...

Private Reprimand of a County Judge (8/8/18)

08/08/2018
 
 

The judge lent the prestige of his judicial office to advance his private interests when he threatened to retaliate against a Sheriff’s deputy for actions the deputy took involving one of the judge...

Private Warning and Order of Additional Education of a District Court Judge (6/6/18)

06/28/2018
 
 

The judge failed to exhibit the patience, dignity, and courtesy expected of a judicial officer while engaged in his official duties, and exhibited bias and prejudice against women at his workplace ...

Private Warning and Order of Additional Education of a District Court Judge (6/6/18)

06/06/2018
 
 

The judge lent the prestige of his judicial office to advance the private interests of his court administrator and her family, failed to comply with the law and maintain professional competence in ...

Private Reprimand and Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace (6/6/18)

06/06/2018
 
 

The judge’s conduct cast public discredit upon the judiciary when he consumed alcoholic beverages at a public event and placed himself in a position where it appeared to law enforcement officers th...

Private Admonition of a District Court Judge (4/18/18)

04/18/2018
 
 

The judge exhibited bias and prejudice in the performance of judicial duties on the basis of religion and/or sexual orientation when he addressed a jury panel regarding the United States Supreme Co...