Post by Logan on Jun 16, 2016 1:54:26 GMT -6
Former Travis County state District Court Judge John Dietz has been tapped to preside over the lawsuit to remove Williamson County District Attorney Jana Duty from office.
The presiding judge of the 3rd Administrative Judicial Region, Billy Ray Stubblefield, assigned Dietz as a visiting judge after Williamson County state District Judge Betsy Lambeth recused herself from the case.
The lawsuit against Duty, filed Monday morning, accuses her of incompetency and official misconduct after she spent five days in jail last year for violating a gag order and after the State Bar of Texas on June 1 put her on probation for 18 months for professional misconduct.
Dietz is retired from the 250th District Court, where he presided over a number of significant cases, including in 2004 when he declared the state’s school finance system unconstitutional.
Read more: www.mystatesman.com/news/news/local/judge-john-dietz-appointed-to-preside-over-jana-du/nrgym/
The presiding judge of the 3rd Administrative Judicial Region, Billy Ray Stubblefield, assigned Dietz as a visiting judge after Williamson County state District Judge Betsy Lambeth recused herself from the case.
The lawsuit against Duty, filed Monday morning, accuses her of incompetency and official misconduct after she spent five days in jail last year for violating a gag order and after the State Bar of Texas on June 1 put her on probation for 18 months for professional misconduct.
Dietz is retired from the 250th District Court, where he presided over a number of significant cases, including in 2004 when he declared the state’s school finance system unconstitutional.
Read more: www.mystatesman.com/news/news/local/judge-john-dietz-appointed-to-preside-over-jana-du/nrgym/