Private Warning and Order of Additional Education of a County Court at Law Judge (5/12/23)
05/12/2023
The judge failed to comply with the law and maintain professional competence in the law when the judge failed to refer a Motion to Recuse to the presiding judge within the required three business days; failed to perform judicial duties without bias and prejudice and manifesting bias and prejudice through the judge’s words and conduct toward the plaintiff while presiding over a guardianship case; denied the parties the right to be heard regarding the judge’s improper ex parte communications with an attorney concerning a trust agreement; engaged in ex parte communications and allowed court personnel to engage in ex parte communications with one of the attorneys in the case. [Violations of Canons 2A, 3B(2), 3B(5), 3B(6) and 3B(8) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.] Private Warning and Order of Additional Education of a County Court at Law Judge (5/12/23).
