FY 2000-Present Summaries of Private Sanctions

Private Order of Additional Education of a Municipal Court Judge (08/16/00)

08/16/2000
 
 

The judge held a hearing when no case was pending in his court. [Violation of Canon 2A of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Order of Additional Education of a Municipal Court Judge (08/...

Private Admonition of a County Court at Law Judge (08/16/00)

08/16/2000
 
 

The judge met privately in chambers with a party’s attorney and, based upon that meeting, announced a decision in the case. [Violation of Canon 3B(8) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Privat...

Private Warning of a Municipal Judge (08/16/00)

08/16/2000
 
 

The judge failed to obtain the mandatory judicial education hours during fiscal year 1999. [Violation of Canons 2A and 3B(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Warning of a Municipal ...

Private Warning of a Former District Judge (08/16/00)

08/16/2000
 
 

The judge failed to obtain the mandatory judicial education hours during fiscal year 1999. [Violation of Canons 2A and 3B(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Warning of a Former Dis...

Private Warning of a County Judge (08/16/00)

08/16/2000
 
 

The judge failed to obtain the mandatory judicial education hours during fiscal year 1999. [Violation of Canons 2A and 3B(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Warning of a County Jud...

Private Warning of a Municipal Judge (08/16/00)

08/16/2000
 
 

The judge failed to obtain the mandatory judicial education hours during fiscal year 1999. [Violation of Canons 2A and 3B(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Warning of a Municipal ...

Private Admonition of a Justice of the Peace (06/28/00)

06/28/2000
 
 

The judge was willful in his conduct and inconsistent with his duties when he was unavailable to perform magistrate’s duties and failed to advise his office of where or whether he could be found or...

Private Admonition and Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace (05/11/00)

05/11/2000
 
 

Judge A telephoned and wrote letters to Judge B on behalf of a traffic defendant who had a case pending in Judge B’s court. [Violation of Canon 2B of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private A...