FY 2000-Present Summaries of Private Sanctions

Private Reprimand and Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace (3/2/23)

03/02/2023
 
 

The judge failed to be patient, dignified and courteous towards a law enforcement officer by referring to the officer as a “dirty cop” and accusing the office of resoling a matter “illegally.” The ...

Private Reprimand of a Justice of the Peace (3/2/23)

03/02/2023
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law, maintain professional competence in the law and engaged in conduct that is clearly inconsistent with the proper performance of the judge’s duties and cast p...

Private Warning of a District Judge (3/2/23)

03/02/2023
 
 

The judge failed to comply with law and maintain professional competence in the law by ignoring and failing to enforce mandates from an appellate court. [Violations of Canons 2A and 3B(2) of the Te...

Private Admonition of a District Judge (3/2/23)

03/02/2023
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law and maintain professional competence in the law, when, after ejecting a criminal defense attorney, the judge compelled the attorney’s client to proceed with ...

Private Order of Additional Education of a Probate Judge. (1/3/23)

01/03/2023
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law and maintain competence in the law and lent the prestige of judicial office to advance the private interests of the judge and others when the judge appeared ...

Private Admonition and Order of Additional Education of a District Court Judge (1/3/23)

01/03/2023
 
 

The judge lent the prestige of judicial office to advance the interest of and authorizing the public use of the judge’s name and judicial title to endorse a candidate in a special election by hosti...

Private Warning and Order of Additional Education of an Associate Judge (11/7/22)

11/07/2022
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law and maintain professional competence in the law when the judge filed a response to a motion to recuse, engaged in ex parte communications with the court-appo...

Private Warning and Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace (11/7/22)

11/07/2022
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law and maintain professional competence in the law in the judge’s handling of a criminal case and misinterpreting and misapplying Article 45.0215 of the Texas C...