Private Admonition and Order of Additional Education of a District Court Judge (1/3/23)
01/03/2023
The judge lent the prestige of judicial office to advance the interest of and authorizing the public use of the judge’s name and judicial title to endorse a candidate in a special election by hosting a political event and making introductory remarks that a reasonable person, either in attendance at the event or watching a video of the judge’s remarks on social media, would believe was the judge’s public endorsement of the candidate. [Violation of Canons 2B and 5(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Admonition and Order of Additional Education of a District Court Judge. (1/3/23).
