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The Public Has Been Offically Warned about Sharon Keller; Read Text of the Decision Available on the Blog

By "Persian Cowboy"

The State Commission on Judicial Conduct has officially found that Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller has cast "public discredit on the judiciary or the administration of justice" and "did not accord Richard with access to open courts or the right to be heard according to law". They also found that Keller's conduct constitutes "willful or persistent conduct inconsistent with the proper performance of her duties as a judge".In 2007, Texas Moratorium Network filed a judicial complaint against Keller after she said "we close at 5" on the day of the scheduled execution of Michael Richard. Today the State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued its decision and reprimanded Sharon Keller with a "Public Warning".The people of Texas have been publically warned today that we have an ethically compromised judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals who did not accord a person about to be executed with access to open courts or the right to be heard according to law, yet she has been allowed to keep her job...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on July 17, 2010 (boomark / email).