Protestors call for Texas judge to resign

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06:42 PM CDT on Tuesday, October 30, 2007

By ELISE HU
KVUE News

Protestors visited the Austin home of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals presiding judge Sharon Keller Tuesday night, as a decision she made in late September continues to draw a flurry of judicial complaints ...

Convicted killer Michael Richard was set to die the same day the high court set its docket. His attorneys filed an appeal to Keller's court, but didn't get the filings in until 5:20pm. Keller refused to keep the court open, saying "we close at five." ...

Other judges who were working late Sept. 25 said they would have reviewed the post-deadline appeal ...

The protest is accompanied by an additional judicial complaint, signed now by more than 1,200 Texans. Lawmakers, lawyers and advocacy groups have filed separate judicial complaints against Keller. It's up to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to decide whether Keller is reprimanded ...

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