The judge rendered a default judgment against a defendant who had never been served with citation. [Violation of Article V, Section 1-a(6)A of the Texas Constitution and Canons 2A and 3B(8) of the ...
The judge acted imprudently when he consumed alcoholic beverages at a public event and placed himself in a position where it appeared to law enforcement officers and others that he was publicly int...
The judge improperly deprived a citizen of his right to seek legal redress for a claim of damages through the courts. [Violation of Canons 2A and 3B(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct and Rul...
The judge lacked adequate administrative and record-keeping procedures for keeping track of correspondence, motions and other court records received from litigants and their attorneys. [Violation o...
The judge acted imprudently when following a citizen to a parking lot and then making the comment that the judge would remember how the citizen drove that morning in the event she appeared in the j...
The judge denied the attorneys in a civil matter the right to be heard because he responded orally to a jury’s question concerning the court’s charge without the attorneys’ knowledge or presence. [...
The judge exceeded his legal authority by involving himself in a private legal matter not pending in his court, and lent the prestige of his office to advance the interest of another. [Violation of...
The judge confiscated a defendant’s jewelry and retained possession of it to insure the defendant returned with an attorney. [Violation of Article V, Section 1-a(6)A of the Texas Constitution.] Pr...
