Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

KEN PAXTON ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS July 13, 2015 The Honorable Susan Hawk Opinion No. KP-0027 Dallas County District Attorney Civil Section Re: Whether section 157.901 of the Local 411 Elm Street, 5th Floor Government Code requires a county to provide Dallas, Texas 75202 representation to a county judge involved in a disciplinary proceeding before the State Commission on Judicial Conduct (RQ-0005-KP) Dear Ms. Hawk: You ask whether Dallas County has "a duty to defend a county official or employee in a disciplinary proceeding arising from an alleged ethical violation committed in the…