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Rumor: Some CCA judges want Keller to resign, worry about future investigations, elections

Vince over at Capitol Annex offered up this provocative bit of rumormongering the other day about divisions on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals over Presiding Judge Sharon Keller's looming removal hearing before the Judicial Conduct Commission:A source closely connected with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals told Capitol Annex that several of the justices on the state?s highest criminal court want Presiding Justice Sharon Keller to resign in order to halt proceedings brought by the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct. The proceedings would force the justices to testify on activities surrounding the execution of death row inmate Micahel Richard. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source told Capitol Annex that several justices are not eager to take part in a trial proceeding as part of the Commission on Judicial Conduct complaint against Keller because it would result in further revealing the content of private meetings and closed door activities?many of which were revealed in the publicly distributed notice of formal proceedings, much to the chagrin of judges and longtime court employees...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 27, 2009 (boomark / email).