Bexar County Court-at-Law Judge Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez resigned and accepted a permanent disqualification from judicial office in order to resolve misconduct complaints.
KSATreported last month that special prosecutor Brian Cromeen filed a motion to dismiss felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from a 2024 incident in which Speedlin-Gonzalez had a defense attorney detained in the jury box.
Theagreementsigned by Speedlin-Gonzalez said that the jurist “has officially and formally resigned her judicial duties effective immediately” rather than face disciplinary proceedings.
The document also said that the parties involved concurred that “the allegations of judicial misconduct, if found to be true, could result in further disciplinary action.”
Texas Judge Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez has resigned and accepted a lifetime judicial ban after misconduct complaints, including a 2024 incident where she ordered an attorney handcuffed and “put in the box.”#TexasJudge#JudicialMisconduct#LegalNews#short
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Speedlin-Gonzalez “shall be forever disqualified from judicial service in the State of Texas.”
The official cannot serve as a judge, accept appointments to judicial office, or perform judicial duties.
The agreement permits Speedlin-Gonzalez to officiate weddings “provided she does not wear a robe or refer in any way to her judicial authority or function.”
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