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Court reverses rebuke against state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt for wearing "pussyhat," mocking Gov. Greg Ab
by Patrick Svitek, Texas TribuneA special court of review cleared state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, D-Austin, after the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct rebuked the former Travis County judge for wearing a pink "pussyhat" during a commissioners court meeting and making fun of Gov. Greg Abbott's disability at a Texas Tribune event.
The commission, which investigates judicial misconduct complaints, admonished Eckhardt over the incidents in December 2020, saying she engaged in "willful conduct that cast public discredit upon the judiciary." Eckhardt disputed the commission's jurisdiction, noting that a county judge in Texas has no judicial role, despite the title. Texas county judges operate as the county chief executive and preside over commissioners courts.
The special court of review sided with Eckhardt in an opinion issued Tuesday, writing that Eckhardt was a "'judge' in name only" and that the commission overreached in rebuking her.
"Today, the First Amendment won in Texas," Eckhardt said in a statement celebrating the opinion.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/12/sarah-eckhardt-pussy-hat-rebuke/