The judge abdicated his official judicial duties when he allowed his clerk to preside over truancy cases pending in his court, and accept pleas and assess fines in those cases. The judge violated ...
Public Admonition
Public Admonition
During a hearing involving a juvenile defendant charged with a traffic offense, the judge made inappropriately sarcastic comments to the defendant. The judge then followed the juvenile defendant a...
Public Admonition and Order of Additional Education
Public Warning
The judge confiscated a defendant’s shotgun as surety for payment of a $300.00 fine. The judge’s action was without legal authority. [Violation of Canon 2A of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] ...
The judge magistrated two defendants on a number of charges, including for the aggravated assault of the judge’s relative. The judge was required by law to disqualify himself from matters involvin...
