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TexasTowelie

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Fri Jan 5, 2018, 05:17 AM Jan 2018

Goliad county judge gets warning from state commission

Goliad County Judge Pat Calhoun (R) (Bachelor's, Texas A&M; J. D. Texas A&M) admits he should not have told county officials he planned to get human hunting tags for them - even if it was just a joke.

In early December, Calhoun visited Austin to answer to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which investigates misconduct by judges in Texas, the county judge said.

"They said, 'The colorful language needs to stop,'" Calhoun said. "I said, 'That's a fair enough deal.'"

Although the commission's executive director, Eric Vinson, said he could not confirm the existence of such an investigation, Calhoun admitted he received a private warning, which was downgraded from a private reprimand after his visit.

Read more: https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2018/jan/04/goliad-county-judge-reprimanded-by-state-commissio/

Reading through the remainder of the article it appears that the judge has issues in many of his personal relationships.

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