Post by Logan on Jun 13, 2016 20:57:06 GMT -6
Two Williamson County residents sued District Attorney Jana Duty on Monday, seeking to force her out of office after she was sanctioned this month by the State Bar of Texas and served jail time last year for violating a gag order.
The Texas Constitution provides that county officials may be removed for incompetency and official misconduct, the lawsuit says.
“Duty’s serial violations of court orders and the laws of the State of Texas, her history and pattern of dishonesty and untrustworthiness, and her dereliction and abandonment of her responsibilities of the office of the District Attorney have compromised the integrity and the effectiveness of the office … and the Williamson County criminal justice system,” the lawsuit says.
Duty declined to comment Monday but said she has hired Austin attorneys Dan Richards and his brother, Clark Richards, to defend her.
Read more: www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/lawsuit-filed-to-remove-wilco-da-from-office/nrfZB/
The Texas Constitution provides that county officials may be removed for incompetency and official misconduct, the lawsuit says.
“Duty’s serial violations of court orders and the laws of the State of Texas, her history and pattern of dishonesty and untrustworthiness, and her dereliction and abandonment of her responsibilities of the office of the District Attorney have compromised the integrity and the effectiveness of the office … and the Williamson County criminal justice system,” the lawsuit says.
Duty declined to comment Monday but said she has hired Austin attorneys Dan Richards and his brother, Clark Richards, to defend her.
Read more: www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/lawsuit-filed-to-remove-wilco-da-from-office/nrfZB/