Judge indicted in federal firearms case is suspended without pay
A Texas judge reportedly planned to be back on the bench Thursday after being indicted earlier in the week in a federal firearms case and appearing in federal court on Wednesday.
However, that plan was derailed by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which suspended Williamson County Court-at-Law Judge Tim Wright without pay, effective immediately, at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the Austin Statesman and KVUE.
The 70-year-old judge is accused of illegally selling firearms and making false statements concerning firearms sales, as an earlier ABAJournal.com post details.
Before Wright was charged, his lawyer, Jeff Senter, said Wright had done nothing wrong and noted that the judge had a federal firearms license required for gun dealers.
Related coverage:
ABAJournal.com: “Judge is accused of illegal gun sales; government seeks forfeiture of 51 weapons”
