Private Admonition of a Municipal Judge. (12/18/09)

12/18/2009

In a news column, the judge identified himself as a judge, and then made specific comments about race to the extent that they were perceived by the public to be derogatory towards Whites, which called into question the judge's capacity to act impartially as a judge and cast public discredit on the judiciary and administration of justice. [Violation of Canon 4A(1) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct and Article 5, Section 1-a(6) of the Texas Constitution.] Private Admonition of a Municipal Judge. (12/18/09)