Private Reprimand of a County Criminal Court at Law Judge (02/12/04)

02/12/2004

The judge filed a grievance against defense counsel which was motivated, in part, by his expressed desire to get "aggressive" with counsel. Additionally, the judge ordered an additional, more onerous bond condition for one of defense counsel's clients over two weeks after a mistrial in the case without stating any reason for doing so. [Violation of Canons 2B and 6C(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Reprimand of a County Criminal Court at Law Judge (02/12/04)