Allen Amos, appointed in 2021, also faces a complaint that he used a racial slur while...
Etter said she has not seen any of Shahan’s assigned county judges presiding over her cases since the attorney general’s opinion came out. She said Amos has not presided since the summer when the complaint over the racial slur was filed, though it’s unclear whether that is the reason for his absence.
Jindal said the migrants who may be affected by the attorney general’s opinion generally fall into two categories: they either pleaded guilty and were sentenced by him to time served, or they did not appear at their hearing because they were deported by federal authorities before their court date or for some other reason., judges like Amos can issue what’s called a bond forfeiture, meaning the county takes the money put up to secure the defendant’s release before trial.
Abbott’s program, which has cost the state more than $4 billion and resulted in about 5,500 misdemeanor trespassing arrests, has stretched the resources of After removing the three state-appointed judges, two Republicans and one Democrat, he brought on a crop of new judges, including Amos, who adopted the same approach. In effect, this has led to many migrants remaining behind bars for months if they did not plead guilty or post bail,Defense attorneys immediately filed court documents showing their opposition to the judges’ removals, calling the move unjustified and unethical.
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