To protect public confidence in the judiciary, these Dallas judges must pay their debt | Opinion
We’re trying to imagine what a Dallas County judge might say if a defendant in her court used the defense that he just didn’t know the law, and didn’t know he had to pay fines for breaking it. We expect the judge wouldn’t be impressed.
So Dallas County residents should not be impressed with 13 judges or former judicial candidates who owe money to the state for failing to file timely campaign finance reports. One of them, Theresa Bui Creevy, a former candidate for a civil district court, told our reporter last week that she was unaware of the fines. She owes $10,500.
Another candidate, Marilynn Mayse, owes more than $42,000 for missing finance reports from multiple campaigns. Mayse will be unopposed in the November election so, unless something changes, she’ll take the bench in the fall, overseeing cases involving fines and penalties, while under hefty fines herself. As of last week, 13 Dallas judges or judicial candidates owed similar fines. Not a good look.
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