All posts tagged "state commission on judicial conduct"
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770BarratryTexas Outlaws: Sen. Judith Zaffirini’s Judicial Review Bill HB 344 is Unspectacular
Zaffirini is a Texas Senator, the highest-ranking woman senator, has passed the most bills. LIT suggests Quality over Quantity.
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1.5KFederal JudgesPro Se Randall Rollins Allowed to Amend his Federal Complaint Four Times in SDTX, Houston Div’n
Judge Eskridge: Rollins has filed four complaints in federal court. Even so, he fails to state claims that can survive jurisdictional attack.
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995Laws In TexasTravis County DUI Court Judge Arrested for DUI
Judge John Lipscombe was booked into the Travis County Jail around 9 a.m. on Saturday, according to jail records.
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1.7KKen PaxtonTexas Judge George Barnstone Resigns Rather Than Face Any Discipline
According to the resignation agreement, George Barnstone was named in six complaints with at least seven allegations of misconduct.
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2.1KLaws In Texas25 Texas Lawyers and Judges Sanctioned in SuperBowl February 2021
There's 15 Publicly Texas Lawyers & Judges Disciplined on Feb 2021 SuperBowl List and then there's the 10 Texas Attorney's that You'll...
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1.2KLawyer ComplaintsA Texas Judge, A Horse Thief, A Teacher and a Fake Court Case
Less than Honorable Paul Foley the Judicial Horse Thief, publicly admonished for lending the prestige of his judicial office to advance the...
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1.3KJudgesA Judge, A Criminologist Maybe. But this Texas Professor is Not Trained in Americans With Disabilities Act.
In particular, the Commission desires that Judge Del Carmen receive three hours of this additional education in the areas of judicial administration...
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1.7KJudgesParalegal leaves Texas Judge Lee Wilson’s Criminal Court with New Purple Bruises
A Harris County judge was accused of assaulting a woman in his own courtroom. Of course, the criminal charge was dismissed and...
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8.1K4JudgesThe Life and Crimes of Former State Judge Leticia Astacio
The sanction of removal of a judge typically is reserved for truly egregious circumstances that extend beyond the limits of even extremely...
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2.3KLaws In TexasSchool Superintendent’s Sexual Misconduct Documents Now Public
School Superintendent Stetson Roane began to tell me how much he wanted to ‘curl my toes’ sexually” Dean alleged in complaint.
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3.8KJudgesBlack Robes: Dark Secrets, Cover Ups and Corruption. Reuters Joins LIT in Lighting Up the State of the Judiciary (Hat Tip).
The chief justice accused Judge DeLapp of gross neglect of duty, oppression in office and complete disregard for the law and declared...
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2.4KJudgesFishin’ for a Fight in the Hall of Secrecy Known as the SCJC
Steve Fischer, a commissioner on the [Texas] State Commission on Judicial Conduct, has gone head-to-head with chairman David Hall over the commission’s...
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2.7KJudgesThe SCJC Prominently Displays the Judicial Code of Conduct in Public Warning to Texas State Judge – Federal Judges Are Immune from the Code of Conduct.
The Texas judge sua sponte appointed a different attorney for the defendant, but never entered a written order removing the original attorney,...
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1.9KLaws In TexasSchool Superintendent’s Request to Seal Sexual Misconduct Documents Denied by 14th Court of Appeals, Texas
A former Seguin ISD superintendent, looking to keep the details of a sexual harassment case against him private, has suffered another legal...
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2.0KNewsState Supreme Court Justice Gets to Resign over Harassment Charges but His Resignation Came with Strict Terms
One Word. Transparency. That's lacking in the Judicial branches at both state and federal levels nationwide and it's time for change.
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2.5KJudgesThe Number of Complaints Against Texas Judges Nearly Doubles in 5 Years. In 2019, Over 91 Percent of Those Complaints Were Dismissed. Someone’s Lyin’
Just under 2,000 complaints against Texas Judges and nearly all are dismissed. That's not a good statistic.
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2.3K1Editors ChoiceTexas Governor Greg Abbott. One Man. One Agenda.
Texas Lawmakers passed a bill earlier this year requiring the agency to be more transparent, but Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed the measure,...
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2.4KEditors ChoiceThe Texas Judiciary is in a Terrible State and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Likes it That Way
Texas Lawmakers passed a bill earlier this year requiring the agency to be more transparent, but Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed the measure,...
