Public records and sanctions, 1973, 1978-1988

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Public records and sanctions, 1973, 1978-1988

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Texas. State Commission on Judicial Conduct

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The Texas Judicial Qualifications Commission was created by Constitutional amendment in 1965 (Texas Constitution, Article V, Section 1-a). Following the example of California, Texas was only the second state in the United States to create such an essentially investigatory body; now every state of the Union has a judicial disciplinary agency. The original commission was composed of nine members: two appeals judges and two district judges (named by the Texas Supreme Court), two member...

Texas. State Judicial Qualifications Commission

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The Texas State Judicial Qualifications Commission, now the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct, was created in 1967 (House Bill 378, 60th Legislature) as a means to address judicial misconduct. The commission hears complaints pertaining to the conduct (professional and personal) of judges or justices, makes investigations, and conducts hearings. It may request the Texas Supreme Court to appoint a master (a district judge or Court of Civil Appeals justice) to conduct a hearin...