State suspends Williamson County Judge Tim Wright; court now overseen by visiting judge
The State Commission on Judicial Conduct has suspended Williamson County Court-At-Law Judge Tim Wright from his job without pay, according to an order from the commission.
The commission suspended Wright effective immediately at 5 p.m. Wednesday as a result of the indictment against him, the order says.
“One or more of the charges constitutes a felony offense,” the order says.
Wright was indicted Tuesday on nine federal charges. The allegations against him include selling firearms on three occasions in February to someone he knew or had reasonable cause to believe was a convicted felon, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office.
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/state-commission-suspends-judge-tim-wright/nkqZ5/?ecmp=statesman_social_facebook_2014_sfp
ETA: So they replaced the judge charged with a felony with a former judge who resigned in disgrace after sexual harassment charges. WTF is wrong with the judges in Williamson County?
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