A San Antonio state lawmaker has signed onto a bill creating an impeachment committee to address the actions of Presiding Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Sharon Keller, who drew criticism in 2007 for closing the courthouse at 5 p.m. when attorneys were trying to file a last-minute death penalty appeal.
Grits for Breakfast drew my attention to Fort Worth Rep. Lon Burnam's bill that would get the ball rolling on impeachment. The Grits post doesn't mention it, but the co-author of the bill is former San Antonio City Council member Rep. Roland Gutierrez, who now represents parts of San Antonio, Converse, and Schertz in the Texas House. According to the state Legislature website, he signed on to the bill today.
The legislation directs the House to "consider the impeachment of Judge Sharon Keller, Presiding Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, for gross neglect of duty and conducting her official duties with willful disregard for human life."
No telling if this bill will see the light of day, it still has to get past a lot of hurdles before the House can vote on it, and even if legislators do consider impeachment, no telling if they will actually convict.
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