Private Admonition of a County Court at Law Judge. (07/13/07)

07/13/2007

In anger, following a contentious child custody hearing, the judge wrote a letter to a litigant's employer informing the employer that the litigant had behaved disrespectfully and unprofessionally in his court resulting in his finding the litigant in contempt. In the letter, the judge requested that the employer advise her staff to show proper respect when coming to court. [Violation of Canon 3B(4) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Admonition of a County Court at Law Judge. (07/13/07)