FY 2000-Present Summaries of Private Sanctions

Private Admonition of a Municipal Court Judge. (11/3/11).

11/03/2011
 
 

The judge lent the prestige of his judicial office when he identified himself as a judge in a letter sent on the city letterhead asking a favorable treatment of a city employee. [Violation of Canon...

Private Warning and Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace. (10/12/11).

10/12/2011
 
 

The judge failed to follow the law and demonstrated a lack of professional competence in the law when he reduced defendants’ bonds that had been set by other magistrates. The judge reduced the bond...

Private Order of Additional Education of a Municipal Court Judge. (10/10/11).

10/10/2011
 
 

The judge failed to obtain mandatory judicial education hours during the 2009 academic year. [Violation of Canons 2A and 3B(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Order of Additional Ed...

Private Warning and Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace. (09/29/11).

09/29/2011
 
 

The judge failed to follow the law and demonstrated a lack of professional competence in the law when he reduced a defendant’s bond that had been set by another magistrate. The judge reduced the bo...

Private Warning and Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace. (09/26/11).

09/26/2011
 
 

The judge failed to follow the law and demonstrated a lack of professional competence in the law when he reduced a defendant’s bond that had been set by another magistrate. The judge reduced the bo...

Private Warning of a District Judge. (09/13/11).

09/13/2011
 
 

The judge failed to perform his judicial duties without bias or prejudice by participating in improper ex parte communications with Defense counsel and with the Defense’s expert witness. Relying on...

Private Order of Additional Education of a Justice of the Peace. (09/08/11).

09/08/2011
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law and demonstrated a lack of professional competence in the law when he summoned a party to appear in court when no case was pending. [Violation of Canons 2A ...

Private Reprimand of a Former District Court Judge. (09/01/11).

09/01/2011
 
 

The judge failed to comply with the law, failed to act in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary, and engaged in willful conduct that was incons...