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TX Supreme Court to review "lawless" leniency for Keller by Judicial Conduct Commission

No favor done for Judge Sharon Keller, apparently goes unpunished. I described last week how the State Judicial Conduct Commission afforded her special treatment by applying a sanction more lenient than the ones seemingly required under the Texas Constitution. The given reason: If they'd gone with the harsher, constitutional penalty, Keller could not later sit as a visiting judge after she leaves office.To thank them for that leniency, Keller's lawyer filed a petition with the Texas Supreme Court yesterday, reports the Statesman's Chuck Lindell, alleging "that the commission acted in a 'lawless' manner" by applying the lesser sanction. (See the full petition.) ?The order violates the constitution and is void. At the very least, it is a gross abuse of discretion,? wrote Keller's attorney Chip Babcock...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 30, 2010 (boomark / email).