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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Relationship with Real Estate Investor Nate Paul Under FBI Spotlight

The top state officials warned AG Paxton that he was using his office to benefit campaign donor Nate Paul, an Austin real...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Faces More Bribery and Corruption Charges, from His Own Team. Will he Be Blown Away?

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Motion to Disqualify Judge Denied

Paxton is accused of persuading investors to buy stock in a technology firm without disclosing that he would be compensated for it.

Texas First Court of Appeals Correctly Reverses Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Criminal Trial from Being Conducted in His Home Town.

Define Nepotism: The act of using your power or influence to get good jobs or unfair advantages for members of your own...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Challenges the State Bar of Texas. The Judge’s Decision is Still Pending.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a lawsuit against the State Bar of Texas, but the Judge responsible is taking his...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Wants Your Vote

Each judge on Thursday’s Fifth Circuit panel appeared cranky during what was the first of four hearings. U.S. Circuit Judge Carl E....

The 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.

Despite Seasoned Texas Judge George Powell’s Failures, He Receives a Free Pass

During a Tuesday court hearing, the local chapter of the Democratic Party sought to justify its decision in leaving Judge George Powell...

Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Seeks Re-election. We Look at the Alternatives and Endorse One.

Abbott, the front-runner for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, is a former state Supreme Court justice who was on the bench with Hecht...

Judges Who Violated State Laws and Denied Citizens and Residents of Texas their Legal Rights and Access to Justice Have their Sanctions Deleted from the SCJC Website

Eleven Houston-area judges were sanctioned in August for their bail bond practices, but the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct has deleted their...

You’re a Racist Judge in Texas? Not a Problem. We’ve a Few Pro KKK Judges Left and We’re Supportive of Your Views, Sayeth Texas

Longtime Harris County judge Michael McSpadden formally slapped on the wrist for a second time by the State of Texas Commission on...

Judges Who Violated State Laws and Denied Citizens and Residents of Texas their Legal Rights and Access to Justice are Slapped On the Wrist – Again

The misconduct probes of all 11 judges began in February 2018, when copies of memos and notes showed that for a full...

American Bar Association (ABA) President Rallies for A Return to Lawyers Acting With Humility and Civility; And Yes, Judges are Lawyers Too

Courts have long recognized an inherent authority to disbar attorneys.  When acting under an inherent power to disbar an attorney, a district court...

As House Speaker is Outed it Confirms The Truth: Texas Lawmakers are Vultures Only Interested in Their Own Political Interests and Financial Rewards

I have made mistakes Speaker Bonnen seeking to rebuild the trust that has been broken. In an email sent to colleagues, Bonnen...

The Year Was 1999 and Attorney Disbarment in Federal Texas Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit “Was All That and a Bag of Chips”

Courts have long recognized an inherent authority to disbar attorneys.  When acting under an inherent power to disbar an attorney, a district court...

Texas Judges Rally Together in Both State and Federal Courts in a Defiant Fight for Solidarity after Texas Courts are Highlighted as Rogue after Public Scrutiny

Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hechts' ethics case, which went on for over 8 years was eventually overturned in favor of Hecht. Now...

Connie Pfeiffer of Beck Redden Celebrates “Changing of the Guard” with Fifth Cir. Court of Appeals Judges Jim Ho & Don Willett

Thanks to Judge Jim Ho, @JusticeWillett, and moderator Connie Pfeiffer for a great presentation at our monthly section meeting! Today was also...

Double Standards: Texas Judge Publicly Admonished for Personally Attacking Father In a Child Custody Case, Violating Due Process; Yet Federal 5th Circuit Judges Can Say What they Want

Among other things, it said the judge stopped being an impartial fact finder and started acting as an advocate for terminating the...