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Warning Judge Keller

The State Commission on Judicial Conduct yesterday issued its response (pdf) to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller's request for a writ of mandamus from the Supreme Court of Texas, declaring Keller's request outside the bounds of the SCOT's jurisdiction. See Keller's petition (pdf) and earlier Grits coverage. They rebut Keller's claims to argue that:The Commission's Order of Public Warning Was Authorized by the Constitution and this Court's Rules Interpreting the Constitution.Judge Keller's Complaints About Individual Findigs of Fact Are Not Cognizable in Mandamus.Judge Keller's Argument Regarding the Commission's Vote Consists Entirely of Impermissible Speculation.No Commissioner Was Disqualified from Service.The Commission's Order Is Not "Void" and Judge Keller Has an Adequate Remedy at Law Through a Trial De Novo...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 07, 2010 (boomark / email).