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But all he gets is a "warning."
Texas Judge Told Jury To Acquit Sex Trafficker Because God Said So
Judge Jack Robison was issued a public warning, but nothing else.
The story says the judge was disciplined with a public warning, but was not sanctioned or suspended because of a "medical condition." More on this later.
Jack Robison routinely runs unopposed in strongly Republican Comal County, just outside of San Antonio.
Source: CNN
(CNN)The Texas Judicial Commission is issuing a public warning to a judge who told a jury that God wanted to acquit a woman who was on trial for charges related to sex trafficking.
The jury found her guilty instead, and Gloria Romero Perez was sentenced to 25 years in prison. The judge, Jack Robison, is on the other end of a disciplinary measure.
Robison, a district judge in Comal County, Texas, just north of San Antonio, was presiding over Perez's trial in January 2018. According to the Texas Judicial Commission, he walked into the jury room after the jury's deliberations, said he had been praying about the case, and informed the jurors God told him the defendant was innocent.
He asked the jury to reverse its guilty verdict. Jurors declined.
https://crooksandliars.com/2019/03/texas-judge-told-jury-aquit-sex-trafficker
allgood33
(1,584 posts)country.
Archae
(46,374 posts)Last edited Tue Mar 12, 2019, 01:37 PM - Edit history (1)
And in his last election, he ran unopposed in a deep-red area.
There are judges and doctors in JAIL in Texas, who continue to hold their law license or medical license, the Texas bar is as bad as the Texas medical board.
amywalk
(254 posts)with all of these nutball conservative judges. I have to imagine there was a reason the Texas judge was letting her off easy. 😉
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)He should be removed from office immediately. This person is not sane and he is abusing the power of his office.
Alea
(706 posts)Who I kind of like, because he gave us Doug Jones