Legal Opinion
Matter of Bates
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 11, 1977No. B-6451PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREENHILL, Chief Justice.
The Judicial Qualifications Commission of Texas instituted this proceeding and has recommended the removal of Garth C. Bates, Judge of the 174th District Court of Harris County. The proceedings were instituted following the arrest of Judge Bates and his subsequent indictment on criminal charges of bribery.
Section l-a(6) of Art. V of the Texas Constitution provides for the censure or removal of any judge for these reasons:
“ . . willful or persistent conduct, which is clearly inconsistent with the proper performance of his said duties or casts public discredit upon the…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Bates v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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- In Re BarrTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Town of Flower Mound v. TeagueCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2003
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