Disciplinary Rules for Judges and Judicial Candidates, Rule 16
Ex Parte Contacts
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — April 1, 2026
Except as authorized by law, ex parte communications by any Commission member about a pending complaint to any judge or judicial candidate who is the subject of a Commission investigation or who is involved in a Commission proceeding are prohibited. The same applies to a special master when there is a proceeding before the special master or member of a Special Court of Review, a Review Tribunal, or the Supreme Court when there is a proceeding before the relevant court or tribunal.
Source of truth
- Edition
- April 1, 2026
- Official file
- https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462503/disciplinary-rules-for-judges-and-judicial-candidates-04012026.pdf (PDF pages 27)
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