Proposition 12 – Changes to who disciplines state judges — and how
Proposition 12 changes who disciplines state judges and how.
Per KUT News:
Senate Joint Resolution 27 would change the makeup of the commission that disciplines judges and adjust the Texas Supreme Court’s authority “to more effectively sanction judges for judicial misconduct.”
The amendment would require the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, or SCJC, to make discipline against state judges public. Discipline can only be private if the judge has never been sanctioned before and isn’t being accused of a criminal offense.
I’m no wizard, but I bet if you want judicial decisions to go your way as, say, a governor, you could find a way to accuse a judge of a crime, no matter how spuriously, and voila—you have another judge to do your bidding.
Abbott has said the change is necessary to ensure transparency and accountability.
That’s all I needed to hear.
Recommendation: No