In: @GregAbbott_TX appointed @AprilAguirreTx & @CohenAtTPPF to the #Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct for terms to expire 12/31 2029 & @akahancrimesto1, Tracy Harrison, & Yinon Weiss to the Commission for terms set to expire 12/31 2031.
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SCJC regulates the conduct of the state judiciary, including the power to recommend retirement, censure, suspension, or removal of a judge from office.
Recently SCJC issued public sanctions for a Harris County judge who had granted “unsatisfactory” termination of probation for defendants who pleaded guilty to sex crimes involving children.
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In 2024, The Texan reported that Judges Melissa Morris, Natalia Cornelio & Chris Morton had awarded early terminations to as many as 12 sexual offenders, even though the defendants had not complied with the terms of their probations — in some cases because the defendants were illegal aliens who were being deported.
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