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IN RE JIMENEZ

841 S.W.2d 572 (1992)

In re Honorable Tony JIMENEZ, Judge of County Court at Law Number Seven of Bexar County.

Special Court of Review, Appointed by the Supreme Court.

November 16, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Stevens, Stephanie L. Barclay, San Antonio, for Judge Tony Jiminez.

Robert C. Flowers, Ravelle Neary, William E. Hornung, Austin, for State Com'n on Judicial Conduct.

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

When a police officer called a judge's decision "chickenshit,"1 it launched a remarkable series of events resulting in a police officer being accused of unprofessional conduct, perjury, and racial discrimination; a judge being admonished for violating rules of ethics; and ultimately, this appeal. This special court of review was appointed pursuant to Tex.Gov't Code Ann. § 33.034 (Vernon 1988) to conduct...

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