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15 January 2009 at 2:28:57 PM
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Now, from yesterday- Central Texas Judge Admonished for Discord on the Court. Here's the ruling. The committee, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, decided not to remove him as a judge. I don't know why now. Besides his unprofessional language and lack of courtesy, this is outrageous.
11. According to a security tape obtained during the course of the investigation, on or about
June 16, 2008, Justice Gray unlocked and entered the private offices of Justice Vance
without permission.
12. In his appearance before the Commission, Justice Gray defended the unauthorized entry
of Justice Vance’s private offices by explaining that he was searching for a file. Justice
Gray acknowledged, however, that after determining that the file was not in Justice
Vance’s office, he reviewed other papers located on Justice Vance’s desk.
13. Justice Gray further testified that he has unlocked and entered the private offices of both
Justice Vance and Justice Reyna in the past to look for files while the other justices were
not present and had not given their permission.
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14. Following these incidents, Justice Gray never informed his fellow judges of his entry into
their offices.
15. Both Justice Vance and Justice Reyna testified that they would never enter Justice Gray’s
private offices without permission.
16. Justice Vance and Justice Reyna further testified that they would not have given Justice
Gray permission to enter their private offices when no one else was present.
Really, that goes beyond unprofessional conduct. What's astonishing is that the State Commission On Judicial Conduct is only giving him a PUBLIC ADMONITION. Why nothing more? Because, as the Waco site says
...the commission said Gray should not be disciplined for the content of his dissents, "in deference to the principal of judicial independence."
Judicial independence? Huh? What the heck does that mean? I thought judicial independence was about the other branches of government not corrupting the judiciary, not when the judiciary itself has flaws.
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