Opinion ID: 1760996
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Heading: Concurrent Impeachment Proceeding

Text: Ten Articles of Impeachment were voted by the House of Representatives against Judge Carrillo on August 5, 1975, and the Senate of Texas was convened as a Court of Impeachment on September 3, 1975. [2] After hearings on several days, the Senate postponed its trial until the Master had completed his report for the Judicial Qualifications Commission. On January 7, 1976, the Senate voted to incorporate as a part of its record a transcript of the 29 volumes of the Master's record and exhibits. [3] This use of the evidence adduced by the Master was after agreement and stipulation between counsel for the House Managers who were conducting the prosecution [4] and counsel for Judge Carrillo. On January 23, 1976, the Senate voted impeachment of Judge Carrillo on Article VII by the required two-thirds vote of the Senators present. He was acquitted on Article I by reason of a vote of less than two-thirds of the members present. [5] The remaining eight Articles were dismissed without a decision as to their merits. The Senate's final judgment of January 23, 1976, adopted by a vote of 26 to 1, declared that O. P. Carrillo. . . be and hereby is removed from office and is disqualified from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit under this State.