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Related: About this forumSan Antonio judge ordered to remove Pride flag from her courtroom
Following a complaint, a Texas judge was forced to remove a Pride flag from her courtroom after a defense attorney filed a complaint against her with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Judge Rosie Gonzalez has presided over Bexar County Court at Law No. 13 in San Antonio since January 2019 and is the first out judge in Bexar County. She told NBC News she was told to remove the flag, a rainbow pen, her rainbow eyeglasses and a rainbow mousepad as well as a Mexican serape.
It felt like they were trying to shame me and bully me into not expressing who I truly am, Gonzalez said.
The commission said the flag created the appearance of partisan bias by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez plans to appeal the decision. Her attorney told the San Antonio Express News that judges dont lost their First Amendment rights when theyre elected.
https://dallasvoice.com/san-antonio-judge-ordered-to-remove-pride-flag-from-her-courtroom/
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)as a lesbian, it's a problem.
California_Republic
(1,826 posts)Snackshack
(2,540 posts)I think it is a crappy move to file a complaint about this but is can see the commissions position about appearance of bias and as long as that is applied across the board fairly and evenly I cant argue with it.
All Judges at all levels should be held to this standard especially SCOTUS Judges (which they are not and it is infuriating).
Skittles
(152,964 posts)it should not be in a court room
Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)Shes free to keep a pride flag and serape in her chambers but a courtroom is not the place for it.
Forcing her to ditch the rainbow pen and mousepad (which is unlikely to be seen by the jury) was a bit far though.