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In RE: Keller

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Mary Alice Robbins reports, "A Civil Action: CCA Judges' Request for Representaion in Keller Discovery Proceedings Denied," for Texas Lawyer.In an unusual move, some judges on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals sought the appointment of counsel to assist them and court staff in responding to discovery requests for CCA Presiding Judge Sharon Keller?s August hearing on misconduct allegations. CCA general counsel Sian Schilhab wrote in an April 24 letter to Judge David Berchelmann Jr., special master for the State Commission on Judicial Conduct?s formal proceedings against Keller, that some of the judges who received subpoenas requesting production of certain documents ?have expressed concerns about the materials requested, including the possibility that confidential information is being requested...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on May 15, 2009 (boomark / email).