'Nice Body for a 70 Year Old': Ex-Judge Reprimanded for Groping Women, Misconduct on Bench
Former District Judge Guy Williams testified at trial that he ordered children taken away from two mothers to shock and “scare the bee-jee-bees” out of the women to make a point. But his attorney said Williams is a Vietnam veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, which causes anger problems.
May 21, 2019 at 12:52 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Texas Lawyer
A special court of review publicly reprimanded former District Judge Guy Williams of Corpus Christi, Texas, for groping three female public officials at a party, issuing a legally incompetent ruling and making biased, prejudicial statements on the bench.
Williams presided over Nueces County's 148th District Court from 2011 to 2018, when he declined to seek reelection. The judicial conduct commission reprimanded him twice in December 2018 for five complaints, and he appealed to the special court.
In all of the complaints, the court found that Williams' behavior cast discredit on the judiciary, and he had shown willful and persistent conduct that was inconsistent with his duties. He admitted acting out of anger and frustration in his courtroom.
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