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A Bizarre Way to Judge Our Judges

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That's the title of Rick Casey's latest column in the Houston Chronicle.  LINKOne definition of bizarre is this: Texas putting on trial its top criminal judge for shutting the courthouse door on lawyers seeking a last-minute delay of their client?s execution. We do, after all, account for about half the nation?s executions. If Court of Criminal Appeals Chief Judge Sharon Keller ran a campaign ad bragging on her action, it would win her more than a few votes. Another definition of bizarre: the process that will decide whether Keller is removed from her powerful post heading the state?s highest court for criminal matters. If you missed the story, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct Thursday issued a notice of ?formal proceedings? that could lead to Keller?s removal...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 23, 2009 (boomark / email).