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TEXAS CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT (As amended by the Supreme Court of Texas through September 1, 2024) Preamble. Our legal system is based on the principle that an independent, fair and competent judiciary will interpret and apply the laws that govern us. The role of the judiciary is central to American concepts of justice and the rule of law.
Welcome to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct Online. The independent Texas state agency responsible for investigating allegations of judicial misconduct and judicial disability. File a Complaint. Pending Special Courts of Review (Appeals) Texas Code of Judicial Conduct. Employment Opportunities.
Canon 1 - Upholding the Integrity and Independence of the Judiciary. Canon 2 - Avoiding Impropriety and the Appearance of Impropriety in All of the Judge's Activities. Canon 3 - Performing the Duties of Judicial Office Impartially and Diligently.
Texas Code of Judicial Conduct. September 1, 2024. Rules of Judicial Education. November 29, 2023. Education Rules on Guardianship, Alternatives to Guardianship, and Supports and Services for Proposed Wards and Wards. November 29, 2023. Procedural Rules for the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. September 1, 2023.
The Code of Conduct for the Texas Judiciary as directed by the Supreme Court of Texas. A. Judicial Duties in General. The judicial duties of a judge take precedence over all the judge's other activities.
The Code of Conduct for the Texas Judiciary as directed by the Supreme Court of Texas. (1) A judge or judicial candidate shall not: (i) make pledges or promises of conduct in office regarding pending or impending cases, specific classes of cases, specific classes of litigants, or specific propositions of law that would suggest to a reasonable ...
The Code is intended, however, to state basic standards which should govern the conduct of all judges and to provide guidance to assist judges in establishing and maintaining high standards of judicial and personal conduct. Download the full text of the Code of Judicial Conduct.
Texas Code of Judicial Conduct. (Tex. R. Disciplinary P., reprinted in Tex. Govt Code Ann,. tit. 2, subtit. G app. (Vernon Supp. 1995) Upholding the Integrity and Independence of the Judiciary. An independent and honorable judiciary is indispensable to justice in our society.
Tex. Code. Jud. Cond. Canon 2. Amended effective8/22/2002, amended effective 7/10/2019. Consistent with section 253.1612 of the Texas Election Code, the Code of Judicial Conduct does not prohibit a joint campaign activity conducted by two or more judicial candidates.
A judge having knowledge that another judge has committed a violation of this Code that raises a substantial question as to the other judge's fitness for office shall inform the State Commission on Judicial Conduct or take other appropriate action.