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More Coverage of the Keller Sanction

By Steve Hall

Today's Corpus Christi Caller-Times carries the editorial, "Reprimand fits judge?s error."An Associated Press article last week described Justice Sharon Keller as ?the top criminal judge in Texas.? That?s a technically correct paraphrase for presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. It wasn?t meant as a value judgment, thank goodness.And:The reprimand reported last week, known as a public warning, is one of the least-severe sanctions at the judicial conduct panel?s disposal. Keller could have faced removal from office, and understandably there was sentiment in favor of it. But the reprimand confirmed the widespread condemnation of Keller?s actions, and fit her transgression. As has been said before in this space, the threat of removal for bad or merely unpopular decisions would undermine the independence of the judiciary...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 23, 2010 (boomark / email).