Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
BallotPedia wrote that "On April 24, 2015, Seiler was publicly reprimanded by the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct for his conduct and behavior towards attorneys representing sex offenders in his courtroom. Specifically, the commission found that Seiler "engaged in numerous instances in which he treated attorneys from the State Counsel for ...
More than 300 lawyers signed on to official judicial complaints about Keller's actions to both the State Bar of Texas and the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct. [48] The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals subsequently changed its rules to allow for late submissions in death penalty cases and other emergency situations, and recently ...
Judicial misconduct occurs when a judge acts in ways that are considered unethical or otherwise violate the judge's obligations of impartial conduct.. Actions that can be classified as judicial misconduct include: conduct prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts (as an extreme example: "falsification of facts" at summary judgment); using the ...
A Star-Telegram investigation finds Tarrant County Judge Alex Kim’s unorthodox methods — akin to courtroom reality TV —exposed children to the darkest elements of online trolling and racism.
The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has dismissed an ethics complaint against Justice Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the hush money criminal case against former U.S. President ...
Proposition 5, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct Authority Over Candidates for Judicial Office Amendment, amended the state constitution to allow the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to investigate and discipline candidates seeking judicial office in the same manner as they can investigate and discipline current officeholders. [7]
Follow along for the latest updates in the primary races for Tarrant County judges.
The thirteen-member Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct hears complaints against judges, and may censure, reprimand, or recommend removal by the Supreme Court. [32] [33] It very rarely punishes judges; [32] out of more than 1,110 complaints it resolved in fiscal year 2009, only 70 disciplinary actions were taken. [33] [34]