Bill Text: TX HR238 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Impeaching and suspending from office Judge Mary Brown, Judge of the 301st Judicial District.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-02 - Referred to State Affairs [HR238 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR238-Introduced.html
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| By: Slaton | H.R. No. 238 | |
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| WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the Texas | ||
| Legislature has exclusive power to present articles of impeachment | ||
| against a state officer under Section 1, Article XV, Texas | ||
| Constitution, and Chapter 665, Government Code; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Judge Mary Brown, Judge of the 301st Judicial | ||
| District, engaged in conduct constituting abuse of a child under | ||
| Section 261.001(1), Family Code, in certain judicial actions | ||
| involving custody of the children of Jeff Younger; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Judge Mary Brown, Judge of the 301st Judicial | ||
| District, demonstrated conduct unbecoming a judge by violating the | ||
| Texas Code of Judicial Conduct; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Texas House of Representatives impeach | ||
| Judge Mary Brown, Judge of the 301st Judicial District; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That in accordance with Section 5, Article XV, | ||
| Texas Constitution, Judge Mary Brown, Judge of the 301st Judicial | ||
| District, be suspended from the exercise of the duties of her office | ||
| during the pendency of her impeachment, and that the governor may | ||
| make a provisional appointment to fill the vacancy occasioned by | ||
| the suspension of Judge Brown until the conclusion of her trial by | ||
| the Senate on the impeachment charges; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature conduct an investigation under Section 1, Article XV, | ||
| Texas Constitution, and Chapter 665, Government Code, prepare | ||
| appropriate articles of impeachment against Judge Mary Brown, Judge | ||
| of the 301st Judicial District, and consider those articles for | ||
| presentment to the Texas Senate. | ||
