.] Private Admonition of a Justice of the Peace (08/07/03)
08/07/2003
The judge requested and received a number of pre-signed "Marriage Waivers" from a retired district judge. Exercising his discretion, the judge thereafter executed these documents in order to allow couples to waive the 72-hour waiting period as provided by Section 2.204 of the Texas Family Code. There is no provision of law which allows a justice of the peace to execute a marriage waiver. The judge executed the marriage waivers without legal authority. [Violation of Canon 2A of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Admonition of a Justice of the Peace (08/07/03)
