Private Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace (10/17/01)
10/17/2001
The judge improperly issued an arrest warrant in a case in which the judge was the victim of the alleged crime. As the victim, the judge's judgment would necessarily be affected, rendering the judge incapable of being a detached, neutral and unbiased magistrate as required by the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. [Violation of Canons 2A and 3B(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace (10/17/01)
