Texas civil court judge accidentally resigns
(Reuters) - An April Fools' Day resignation prank? One Texas civil court judge wishes it were so.
A newly elected judge in Houston accidentally resigned on Monday, according to local media and a county official, after he shared plans online to run for the state supreme court, apparently unaware that the Texas constitution considers such an announcement an automatic resignation.
The Harris County Civil Court judge, Bill McLeod (D), did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. Local TV station KHOU 11 News on Monday reported that McLeod declined to comment on the move.
Article 16, Section 65, of the state's constitution says that a judge's announcement of candidacy for another office "shall constitute an automatic resignation of the office then held."
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