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A San Antonio magistrate judge is facing criticism for issuing too low of a bond for a man who was arrested for making multiple threats to attack an Amazon warehouse. Police Chief William McManus criticized the court, citing the similarity in his threats to the recent Uvalde school tragedy.

The State Commission on Judicial Conduct has levied three charges against a Harris County judge, including being biased against the Harris County District Attorney, failing to comply with the law, and establishing reasonable doubt regarding his impartiality as a judge.

A federal judge rejected the “public nuisance” theory behind a majority of opioid litigation, further isolating the judge in charge of thousands of similar lawsuits who has repeatedly ruled in favor of plaintiffs using that claim.

When 30-year-old Quinnton Allen violated his parole for possession of a firearm, a Houston judge not only allowed him to stay on parole but granted him a PR bond for a felony. Unfortunately, the decision to release him on bond may have cost a man’s life.

Fifteen criminal defense lawyers are taking the rare step to get an embattled Dallas judge recused from their cases because they claim they cannot get fair trials before state District Judge Amber Givens, who is under investigation for misconduct by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Capital murder suspect James Moore has been awaiting trial for three years. As a result of a delay by the prosecution, a judge significantly reduced his bond. Once released, Moore cut off his ankle bracelet in an attempt to evade police

A man out on bond after being accused of fatally shooting his wife in 2019 is back behind bars after police allege that he assaulted his pregnant fiancée.

A month passed before Harris County courts brought in 18-year-old Corey Hodges, who violated his bond conditions 37 times. Crime Stoppers’ Andy Kahan blames the initial judge’s lack of enforcement on his first bond violation back in 2015.

Nueces County judges recently removed COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place since 2020, lifting restrictions on jury selection and trials. The board of judges will initially focus on reducing court backlogs for the 281 inmates currently awaiting trial for more than 100 days.

​According to court documents, Jeremiah Jones was out on five different bonds in Harris County when he allegedly shot and murdered a 9-year-old in Houston. He was released on bond just two weeks before the murder following a charge of felony in possession of a firearm.