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Are There Two Sharon Kellers?"

By Steve Hall

"Supporters Say Maligned Judge Deserves Credit," is the title of Brandi Grissom's report this morning at the Texas Tribune.  Here are several excerpts:The state?s largest newspapers want her fired. Her opponents have dubbed her ?Killer Keller.? There?s even a website devoted to her impeachment: sharonkiller.com.But her supporters say there?s more to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals presiding Judge Sharon Keller than the cold-hearted jurist many accounts depict.Much has been said and written about Keller?s last-minute refusal to accept a death-row inmate?s appeal ? Michael Richard was executed the night she infamously said, ?We close at 5? ? and about the enormous ethics fine she faces for allegedly failing to report millions in personal income...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 09, 2010 (boomark / email).