A judge allowed his name and judicial title to be used to solicit funds on behalf of a scholarship program. [Violation of Canons 2B and 4C(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Warni...
The judge, without notice to the defendant or his attorney, contacted the defendant’s employer to alert them to the fact that criminal charges were pending against the defendant. [Violation of Can...
In one case, the judge permitted a litigant’s attorney to engage in improper ex parte communications with the court and court staff and, in a separate case, failed to comply with the law when he gr...
The judge failed to comply with well-established procedures requiring full disclosure of a relationship that might warrant his recusal, which effectively prevented the litigants from making an info...
The judge failed to accept a litigant’s small claims filings, failed to investigate and resolve concerns as to potential procedural defects regarding the litigant’s claims, and failed to communicat...
The judge erroneously applied federal law, instead of state law, when he failed to immediately order a defendant convicted of murder be taken into custody following sentencing. [Violation of Canons...
After the judge granted the plaintiff’s request for transfer of venue, he failed to follow through with the transfer of the case to the other court, located just across the hall. The judge further ...
