Brian Keith Umphress v. Gary L. Steel, in His Official Capacity as Chair of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct

Supreme Court of Texas ══════════ No. 25-0288 ══════════ Brian Keith Umphress, Appellant, v. Gary L. Steel, in his official capacity as chair of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, et al., Appellees ═══════════════════════════════════════ On Certified Question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ═══════════════════════════════════════ PER CURIAM The Fifth Circuit certified the following question: “Does Canon 4A(1) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct [concerning a judge’s extra-judicial activities] prohibit judges from publicly refusing, for moral or religious…