Post by Logan on May 8, 2017 1:26:54 GMT -6
Texas judge who traded sexts with bailiff, used drugs could be booted from bench
The state commission that disciplines judges is asking the Texas Supreme Court to suspend a Harris County justice of the peace who exchanged lurid texts with a bailiff in her court and who admitted to using marijuana and ecstasy with her lover.
Hilary Green has served as a Harris County justice of the peace since 2007. She was overwhelmingly re-elected in November.
Justices of the peace preside over criminal cases involving minor misdemeanors and lawsuits where the matter contested doesn't exceed $10,000.
If the State Commission on Judicial Conduct has its way, Green could be permanently booted from the bench.
Read more: www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2017/05/07/texas-judge-traded-sexts-withbailiff-useddrugs-booted-bench
The state commission that disciplines judges is asking the Texas Supreme Court to suspend a Harris County justice of the peace who exchanged lurid texts with a bailiff in her court and who admitted to using marijuana and ecstasy with her lover.
Hilary Green has served as a Harris County justice of the peace since 2007. She was overwhelmingly re-elected in November.
Justices of the peace preside over criminal cases involving minor misdemeanors and lawsuits where the matter contested doesn't exceed $10,000.
If the State Commission on Judicial Conduct has its way, Green could be permanently booted from the bench.
Read more: www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2017/05/07/texas-judge-traded-sexts-withbailiff-useddrugs-booted-bench