Williamson County, Texas, is just a little north of Austin.  I have lots of friend who live there and I make a yearly trek to speak to their Democratic group.  I think I’ll have some new material this year.

Please meet county court at law judge Tim Wright of Williamson County.

He was indicted on 9 federal charges including selling guns to a felon on three occasions, lying to federal agents, and helping to illegally export weapons to Mexico.

He’s a staunch Republican.

He’s walking back into his courtroom today to continue being a judge because … hell if I know.

Look, I am all for innocent until proven guilty.  But, if this was a cop or a school teacher or a nurse, they would be placed on leave until the case was over.  Plus, if he is found guilty I would think that people convicted in his courtroom after this arrest would have a pretty good appeal since they were convicted by a guy who lied to federal agents and brazenly violated the damn law.

In court yesterday he had to relinquish his 51 guns and “a great deal of ammunition.”  In Texas, “a great deal of ammunition” means “enough to blow up China.”  A moderate amount of ammo is “enough to level Venezuela.”

Only the Supreme Court of Texas can remove a judge from the bench.  Want to know the political make-up of the Supreme Court of Texas?

Williamson County – today’s winner of the “Y’all, It’s Texas!” trophy.