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Ethicists say Keller should be removed from bench

One of the signators forwarded me a copy of this document filed yesterday with the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct by two dozen of the nation's leading judicial ethicists. You can download the pdf file here:Expert declaration regarding alleged misconduct by Judge Sharon Keller to the Texas Commission on Judicial ConductThese lawyers and scholars accuse Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller of failing to maintain impartiality and of "dishonesty" in both her financial reporting and attempts to obtain money from the state to pay for her lawyers. They're particularly critical of Keller's self-described status as a "pro-prosecution" judge.According to the declaration, referencing the Texas Constitution (Art. 5, sec. 1-a(6)A), "her egregious misconduct 'casts public discredit upon the judiciary [and upon the] administration of justice...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 21, 2009 (boomark / email).