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Texas municipal judge suspended when it's learned she's not US citizen
2017-05-18
Posted by:DarthVader

#6  If a judge holds her office illegally, it doesn't stand to reason or common sense that her rulings can be legal.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-05-18 22:56  

#5  Of course they did. Defendants and Defense Atty's are drooling
Posted by: Frank G   2017-05-18 21:26  

#4  She's on leave for 90 days, according to the article, to give her time to get her citizenship. Also, to answer Kojo Untervehr8141's question:

Rubio adds that city attorneys have reviewed the matter and determined that Burkett's rulings from the bench remain valid and lawful.
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-05-18 21:11  

#3  At least we can rest assured that there's no voter fraud.
Posted by: gorb   2017-05-18 19:48  

#2  Are they going to go back and void out all her cases since she was never a legitimate jurist?
Posted by: Kojo Untervehr8141   2017-05-18 19:14  

#1  For anything requiring security clearance, I believe green card holders are automatically screened out. A small muni judge? Who knows?
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2017-05-18 18:25  

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