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1 Jul 2010, 5:20 pm
Federal Election Commission. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 7:41 am
Seana Willing, the commission's executive director and the examiner in Keller, says the commission's options are to dismiss the charges, censure Keller or recommend to the Texas Supreme Court that she be removed from office. [read post]
19 Jun 2010, 8:38 am
And if the Commission voted to remove her, that would just begin a whole new round of proceedings in the Texas Supreme Court. [read post]
18 Jun 2010, 6:41 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 Ethics … [read post]
16 Jun 2010, 8:58 am
This Friday, June 18, 2010, in Austin, Texas, the hearing begins for Chief Justice Sharon Keller before the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct. [read post]
16 Jun 2010, 6:26 am
So's Sharon Keller, still Chief Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (the hearing before the ethics commission is this coming Friday, June 18).Sharon Keller, you'll recall, is the one who explained on Frontline that despite DNA evidence excluding Roy Criner as the rapist, his conviction would stand because we can't go around giving new trials to folks just because they've shown that they might be innocent. [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 6:13 am
"And on top of it all, there's still an outside chance criminal charges may be filed against Judge Keller over misstatements in her financial disclosures that earned the judge a record $100,000 fine from the Ethics Commission, though if he'd planned to do so Travis County Attorney David Escamilla has had the Ethics Commission ruling alleging misdemeanors for some time now. [read post]
9 Jun 2010, 8:45 am
Keller is also facing a record fine issued by the Texas Ethics Commission over her financial disclosure filings, noted here.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… [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]
10 May 2010, 9:14 am
I hope to provide some insight into what a variety of senators on both sides of the aisle have said about this issue, but let's start with Texas Senator John Cornyn. [read post]
10 May 2010, 7:25 am
But Andy hasn't made much fuss since the dead Rhino ad, and Joe chickened out of the run for Governor.Sharon Keller's been lying low since she was fined $100,000 last week (though if they do prosecute her criminally for ethics violations that will be a circus worth attending) and while we wait for the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to decide what to do about the disciplinary charges against her (no links, it's everywhere, do your own homework).John… [read post]
10 May 2010, 7:24 am
Judge Keller has been assessed a $100,000 fine as a civil penalty by the Texas Ethics Commission, but she should also face criminal charges for failing to disclose in her sworn filings substantial property wealth, income and board positions. [read post]
7 May 2010, 8:19 am
The fine comes from the Texas Ethics Commission. [read post]
7 May 2010, 8:10 am
"The Texas Civil Rights Project today filed a complaint against her with the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct, asking that she be sanctioned for not properly filing personal financial disclosure statements with the Texas Ethics Commission.The ethics commission last week slapped Keller with a record $100,000 fine. [read post]
6 May 2010, 9:06 am
Late last week, the Texas Ethics Commission officially fined the Chief Justice of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals $100,000 — making history as the highest fine ever issued by the TEC since it began. [read post]
5 May 2010, 8:00 am
Two Texas newspaper editorial boards examine Judge Sharon Keller's $100,000 fine ordered by the Texas Ethics Commission. [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]
4 May 2010, 4:48 am
The criminal defense bar wants to pick a fight with Forensic Science Commission Chairman John Bradley over his new committee system conducting the commission's business in secret, reports the Houston Chronicle ("Defense lawyers rip Texas forensic panel," May 4). [read post]
3 May 2010, 7:22 am
"Judge Keller is very disappointed at the excessive penalty assessed against her by the Texas Ethics Commission today. [read post]
3 May 2010, 7:15 am
The Texas Ethics Commission has levied a $100,000 civil penalty because she failed to disclose all of the sources of her income in 2007 and 2008. [read post]
