FY 2000-Present Summaries of Private Sanctions

Private Admonition of a Justice of the Peace. (11/01/13).

11/01/2013
 
 

The judge’s demeanor while presiding over court cases demonstrated a willful and/or persistent failure to maintain patience, courtesy, and dignity toward litigants, attorney, and others with whom h...

Private Admonition and Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace. (09/23/13).

09/23/2013
 
 

The judge failed to adequately supervise his court staff, failed to failed to follow the law, and/or demonstrate a lack of professional competence in the law when: 1) the defendant’s change of plea...

Private Reprimand of a Former County Judge. (09/23/13).

09/23/2013
 
 

The judge failed to treat an employee in a patient, dignified and courteous manner when he touched her and/or made comments to her that he knew, or should have known, she would find offensive. Whil...

Private Admonition of a District Judge. (09/16/13).

09/16/2013
 
 

The judge lost his patience, and failed to act in a dignified, courteous manner when he ordered law enforcement officers and members of the victim’s family to leave the courthouse following a crimi...

Private Reprimand of a Senior Judge. (09/16/13).

09/16/2013
 
 

The judge failed to follow the law when he sua sponte remanded a defendant into custody and doubled her bond after she appeared in court without her attorney. There was no evidence in the record th...

Private Admonition and Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace. (09/10/13).

09/10/2013
 
 

The judge failed to follow the law and demonstrated a lack of professional competence in the law when she: 1) became involved in a church dispute over which she had no jurisdiction; 2) granted a wr...

Private Reprimand of a Retired District Judge. (08/19/13).

08/19/2013
 
 

The judge failed to follow the law and demonstrated a lack of professional competence in the law when he removed a criminal defendant’s court-appointed attorney based solely on the fact that a fami...

Private Admonition of a Municipal Court Judge. (08/19/13).

08/19/2013
 
 

The judge made a phone call to the arresting police officer on behalf of a friend, which was perceived by the officer as an improper attempt by the judge to use of the prestige of judicial office t...