All posts tagged "judicial ethics"
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3.7K2Federal LawAnother District Attorney (DA) in Texas; Another Shocking Story of Sex, Lies and Criminal Misconduct; But No, He’s Not Prosecuting, He is the Alleged Offender
It started in February 2018, the report said, when District Attorney Jim Wheeler made sexual advances, “saying, ‘We could have fun together...
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2.2KEditors ChoiceWhy Sweeping Attorney Immunity Laws are So Wrong: Prosecutors face disbarment and civil lawsuits for withholding evidence in widening Mass. drug lab scandal
As long as humans are allowed too much independence without auditing and control, then there will always be those that become bad...
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2.5KFederal LawReflecting on the Sebesta (DA) Case of Concealing Evidence to Obtain a False Verdict: The Practice is Still Rife in Texas Courts; from Criminal to Civil Cases.
Graves was sentenced to death in 1994 and close to execution twice. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Graves’ conviction...
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2.8K1JudgesAnother Wrist Slap by SCJC for State Judge ‘Bud’ Turcotte who is a No-Show at His Own Disciplinary Hearing, is Guilty of Not Recusing Himself and Generally Disrespecting the Judicial Oath
The State Commission on Judicial Conduct concludes that Judge Turcotte exhibited incompetence in the law by not recusing himself in a timely...
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5.5K1Ken PaxtonJudge Bonnie “The Actor” Rangel Slapped for Failure to Maintain a Law License Again; this is her Seventh Suspension
The State Commission on Judicial Conduct concludes that these actions constitute willful and persistent conduct clearly inconsistent with the proper performance of...
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1.4KEditors ChoiceThe US Supreme Court Prevents Removal of Civil Actions from State Court to Federal Courts in this Consumer Debt Collection Case
Paul Bland of Public Justice, who argued the case on behalf of Home Depot customer George Jackson, tweeted: Huge win in U.S....
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2.2K1Editors ChoiceDid You Know: Judges Attending The Federalist Society Breach Ethical Violations In Doing So
In January, a Washington Post Magazine article about the Federalist Society reported that four members of the court, in addition to Roberts, are either...
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2.9K1Federal LawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Judge Jerry Edwin Smith Profiled
While in that position, Jerry E. Smith made several controversial statements, such as characterizing the League of Women Voters as the plague...
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3.1KFederal LawJudge Carolyn Dineen King [Mrs. Reavley] of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Mr and Mrs Fifth Circuit. Carolyn Dineen King, former Chief Judge, married fellow Circuit Judge Tom Reavley in 2004 and made some...
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4.1K2Federal LawFifth Circuit Judge Wiener Excuses Himself for Inadvertently Failing to Disclose Assets in Prior Years Financial Disclosure Report
Fifth Circuit Judge Wiener failed to disclose all his financial interests in his Financial Disclosure Report, claims it was an inadvertent oversight...
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3.1K1Federal LawUsing the Attorney Immunity and Client Privilege Doctrines, Lawyers Across Texas Hide Evidence that Would Protect Citizens from Wrongful Judgments. In this Case, the Small Matter of a Death Sentence Was at Stake
Rizzo was aware of exculpatory evidence and chose not to produce it to the defense and the court. This evidence ultimately was...
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3.8KFederal LawA Review of the High Profile Case of Waco Attorney Greg White, (former) U.S. District Judge Walter S. Smith Jr. and Texas Legal Ethics Transparency Advocate and Attorney-at-Law Ty Clevenger
The council said Smith’s actions did not warrant a recommendation of impeachment. Clevenger appealed that decision to the Administrative Office of United...
