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14 Dec 2009, 9:36 am
That co-operative approach was preferred by the commission in its early years, said Lillian Hardwick, co-author of the Handbook of Texas Lawyer and Judicial Ethics. [read post]
24 May 2006, 10:27 am
[JURIST] The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct [official website], an independent state agency charged with investigating judicial improprieties, has admonished Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan L. [read post]
22 Apr 2009, 8:10 am
"Ethics Experts Claim CCA Presiding Judge Sharon Keller Should Go," is Mary Alice Robbins' report for Texas Lawyer.A group of 24 judicial ethics experts from around the nation write in a declaration received today by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct that Sharon Keller, presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, should be removed from the bench. [read post]
4 May 2010, 1:49 pm
Having now had an opportunity to read the Ethics Commission's ruling where they fined Presiding Judge Sharon Keller of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals $100,000 for failing to disclose a vast web of financial entanglements. [read post]
30 Nov 2006, 2:22 am
The Texas Ethics Commission, however, is taking... [read post]
5 Dec 2008, 1:40 am
"Justice Hecht fined $29,000 for illegal contribution": The Houston Chronicle has a news update that begins, "The Texas Ethics Commission today fined Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht $29,000 for accepting and failing to report an illegal political contribution from a law firm. [read post]
19 Aug 2023, 6:54 am
In two weeks, on September 1, 2023, significant amendments to the Texas Advance Directives Act dispute resolution provisions go into effect. [read post]
13 May 2010, 3:46 am
Whether it's adding insult to injury, or injury to insult, I cannot tell anymore, but the Texas Civil Rights Project this week filed a complaint with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct in the wake of Judge Sharon Keller's record fine from the Texas Ethics Commission last week, which found 13 separate violations of misdemeanor statutes.See TCRP's press release.Regular readers know that a separate complaint with the SCJC has been… [read post]
3 Jun 2013, 7:52 am
The session is over, and the Texas legislature has failed once again to pass sunset legislation for the Texas Railroad Commission. [read post]
4 Dec 2008, 9:54 pm
Hutchison's paperwork, filed at the Texas Ethics Commission, names Allan "Bud" Shivers Jr. of Austin as her campaign treasurer. [read post]
17 Jul 2010, 9:53 am
Key documents in the case include: Examiner's Objections and Responses filed by attorney John McKetta Objections filed by attorney Chip Babcock Findings.by Special Master David Berchelmann Charges brought by the Commission on Judicial Conduct Some of the critical early reporting is noted in these posts: More on the CCA's Refusal to Consider Richard Stay Request Editorial Outrage at CCA Closed Door More on the CCA Closed Door… [read post]
21 May 2007, 2:06 pm
A Texas legal ethics expert, Nancy Rapaport, thinks not:"The ethics rules let lawyers question each other's decisions....It's just a little icky when you do it to someone who's in the hospital. [read post]
23 Aug 2006, 9:55 am
[JURIST] Texas Supreme Court [official website] Justice Nathan Hecht [official profile], who was reprimanded by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct [official website] in May for his support of former US Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers [JURIST news archive], defended his actions to an appeals court Tuesday. [read post]
17 Jun 2015, 6:08 am
Lobbying “Where the Billions Spent on Lobbying Come From, in Maps” by Philip Bump for Washington Post Texas: “Ethics Commission Seeks to Force Empower Texans to Turn over Records” by Tim Eaton for Austin American-Statesman Campaign Finance “State and Local Bills Try to Rein in Political Spending” by Tarini Parti for Politico “Jeb Bush’s Smooth Money Machine” by Anna Palmer and Tarini Parti for Politico California:… [read post]
30 Apr 2010, 10:28 am
" You can access the final order of the Texas Ethics Commission at this link. [read post]
14 Aug 2017, 5:44 am
Schools Charged with Mishandling District Funds” by James Queally for Los Angeles Times District of Columbia: “ACLU Sues Washington, D.C., Transit System for Removing Milo Yiannopoulos Ads” by Matt Pearce for Los Angeles Times Maryland: “Former Anne Arundel Judicial Candidate Sues State for Defamation” by Phil Davis for Capital Gazette South Carolina: “Emails: South Carolina AG coordinated with key figure in statehouse probe on letter booting special prosecutor… [read post]
16 Jul 2010, 3:01 pm
Key documents in the case include: Examiner's Objections and Responses filed by attorney John McKetta Objections filed by attorney Chip Babcock Findings.by Special Master David Berchelmann Charges brought by the Commission on Judicial Conduct Some of the critical early reporting is noted in these posts: More on the CCA's Refusal to Consider Richard Stay Request Editorial Outrage at CCA Closed Door More on the CCA Closed Door… [read post]
7 Mar 2012, 3:26 pm
Idaho New Mexico Colorado Vermont Washington Texas North Carolina Missouri Wisconsin Maine North Dakota Michigan Tennessee Oregon Montana South Carolina Utah New Jersey Resolution of the ethics matter was an important development in the states’ interpretation of online marketing. [read post]
28 Oct 2011, 2:55 pm
Special thanks goes to the Innocence Project of Texas and the Commission for helping to insure that past arson convictions will be reviewed. [read post]
15 Mar 2017, 6:18 am
Congressman Wants Details on Michael Flynn’s Lobbying Status” by Fredreka Schouten for USA Today Campaign Finance Texas: “Ethics Review Commission Weighs Campaign Finance Proposal” by Jack Craver for Austin Monitor Washington: “House Speaker Hit with Campaign Finance Complaint in Growing Tug-of-War” by Walker Orenstein for The Olympian Canada: “Political Donations in Canada: A guide to the ‘wild west’ vs. the… [read post]
