This public warning received press attention in many newspapers, The Texas Lawyer, and Texas Bar Journal. Experienced municipal judges are reminded to meet the annual requirement of 12 hours of judicial education by an approved provider. Judges who serve as justices of the peace and as municipal court judges are required to meet the mandatory requirements for both offices. The requirements are the same for full and part-time judges. Ms. Reaves indicated that the Commission considers failing to meet the mandatory requirements a serious violation of the Canons for Judicial Conduct.
Public sanctions are likely to continue being given in the future.
The deadline for meeting the annual requirement for judicial education is August 31, 2001. A new year will begin on September 1, 2001. See page 21 in this newsletter for the FY 2001 program schedule. Anyone associated with providing parking services is invited to attend. The session topics and tradeshow exhibits provide something of interest for those in the parking business at any level.