Private Warning of a Former Justice of the Peace (11/12/20)

11/12/2020

The judge cast doubt on his capacity to act impartially to persons appearing before him as a judge due to such persons’ sexual orientation when he made a public statement on his Facebook page that he would refuse to officiate same-sex weddings if asked and reiterated his position regarding officiating same-sex weddings in a subsequent statement to the media.  [Violation of Canon 4A(1) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.]  Private Warning of a Former Justice of the Peace.  (11/12/20).