Must Have Been the Cross Between Her Boobs
Williamson County, Texas, is about as rightwing nut country as it gets.
Williamson County District Attorney Jana Duty is one of those gun toting, law and order people. Just so long the law doesn’t apply to her.
Judge Rick Mckinnon, overseeing a capital murder case, slapped a gag order on all the attorneys involved. Duty thought he meant all the attorneys except her, so she shot her mouth off.
Williamson County Attorney Jana Duty
… Duty emailed the Austin American-Statesman to respond to an article reporting on a defense motion that claimed Duty withheld evidence in the case. The May 6 article quoted Duty’s email.
The next day, Kennon emailed all the attorneys to tell them to come to court on May 8. Duty did not attend the hearing. She explained in an email later that day that she felt Kennon had disrespected her by not telling the reason for the hearing and that she would not show respect for the judge by attending it.
Well, ain’t she special? In case you don’t know, when a judge says jump and you have a question about it, you better ask that question on your way up.
A visiting judge found her in contempt of court.
Judge Doug Shaver found that Duty “intentionally, knowingly and wilfully” acted to violate a gag order, failed to appear in court and disrespected the court with a response email that made “veiled threats.
Way to go, Republicans.
Thanks to Bob for the heads up.
So Jana did not do her duty. (Sorry)
1Law and Order for everybody else, it seems.
You wouldn’t catch Jack McCoy pulling stunts like that.
I guess she doesn’t watch “Judge Judy.”
Seriously, how does one get to be a county district attorney without knowing that judges don’t take kindly to that sort of thing? Does Texas have a special law against “Contempt of District Attorney”? If so, is behaving contemptibly a form of entrapment?
2One gets to be a county district attorney (in Williamson County, Texas, at least) by filing for election, putting an “R” after one’s name, and then pandering to the lowest common denominator in the gene pool that is suburban Texas. Incidentally, that is also how one gets to be the attorney general for the State of Texas–for prime examples, look at our present and most recent former occupants of that office.
3Hoping for the same results next week for Paxton.
4Texas DA’s and AG’s don’t seem to understand how this whole judge thing works. Thanks George W., now everybody wants to be “The Decider.”
5How deep in the jail will they bury her? And who had to bring her a bucket of light once in a while? Or is it a Republican County, in which case it’s probably all right to dis the judge.
6W.C. (Pete) Peterson, $500 fine and 10 days in jail pending appeal.
7GOP Syndrome: “If I don’t like a law, I don’t have to follow it.” And they say liberal parents are lax with their kids…. Another on the long list of folks who need to grow up.
8Had a sudden flash of insight (I guess). This chick just went from law abiding to vigilante, spoiled brat vigilante, most especially since she is supposed to uphold the law. But like the song says, “I did it my waaaayyyy!”
9Oh boy.
10Somebody sounds scared and knows she done wrong. Disrespected her by requesting a meeting? She would never make in the real world.
11Disbar her.
12She’s a piece of work all right.
13Please tell me she will actually serve a little jail time.
Please?
14She must have had Paxton as her mentor.
15In a court, judges don’t have to tell anyone anything.
16I got 30 days for contempt of court in iowa. What do they call it after you serve your sentence? Even more contempt?
17What exactly,praytell was her boobs crossed with?
18She misspelled her name. It’s Judge Doody.
19🙂 Big like,my friend from the East Coast.
20IOKIYAR
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