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    • Suspended Texas Judge Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez Appears in Court on Oppression, Restraint Charges
      by AbusiveDiscretion Staff Writer on April 21, 2026 at 5:20 pm

      On Friday, April 10, 2026, News4SA reported that suspended Bexar County Judge Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez made her first court appearance following her indictment in January on charges of official oppression and unlawful restraint. Speedlin-Gonzalez, who presides over Bexar County Court-at-Law No. 13, was indicted on two counts stemming from an alleged incident in December 2024. The The post Suspended Texas Judge Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez Appears in Court on Oppression, Restraint Charges appeared first on AbusiveDiscretion.

    • Colorado Revises Rules for Private Judges: Discipline, Campaign Donations Addressed
      by AbusiveDiscretion Staff Writer on April 21, 2026 at 5:00 pm

      On Thursday, April 9, 2026, Colorado Politics reported that the Colorado Supreme Court made a ruling regarding the state’s private judges, who are typically retired jurists appointed to oversee civil cases that do not often face public scrutiny. The court decided to overrule a decades-long prohibition, now allowing these judges to make political contributions freely The post Colorado Revises Rules for Private Judges: Discipline, Campaign Donations Addressed appeared first on AbusiveDiscretion.

    • ABA Ethics Opinion: Lawyers Must Disclose Facts Likely to Require Judge Recusal
      by AbusiveDiscretion Staff Writer on April 21, 2026 at 4:30 pm

      On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, Bloomberg Law News reported that the American Bar Association (ABA) issued a new ethics opinion stating that lawyers are obligated to disclose information that they know is “reasonably likely” to cause a judge to be disqualified from a case. This obligation arises from the lawyer’s role as an officer of The post ABA Ethics Opinion: Lawyers Must Disclose Facts Likely to Require Judge Recusal appeared first on AbusiveDiscretion.

    • Judge Cannot Order Donation in Lieu of Community Service, New York Ethics Committee Says
      by AbusiveDiscretion Staff Writer on April 21, 2026 at 4:00 pm

      The New York Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics has issued an opinion stating that a judge may not order a criminal defendant to donate money to a not-for-profit agency instead of completing their community service obligation. Opinion 25-144 addresses a scenario where a defendant, declared delinquent for failing to complete a court-ordered community service sentence, The post Judge Cannot Order Donation in Lieu of Community Service, New York Ethics Committee Says appeared first on AbusiveDiscretion.

    • Ohio Judge Jonathan P. Hein Faces Mandamus, Prohibition Complaint
      by AbusiveDiscretion Staff Writer on April 21, 2026 at 3:00 pm

      On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Mao Ju filed a complaint in the Ohio Supreme Court seeking writs of mandamus and prohibition against Judge Jonathan P. Hein of the Greene County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division. The complaint centers on a dispute over the approval of uncontested statements of evidence and proceedings. Mao Ju The post Ohio Judge Jonathan P. Hein Faces Mandamus, Prohibition Complaint appeared first on AbusiveDiscretion.