The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct on Tuesday suspended from the bench the Houston judge who has pleaded not guilty in a case that alleged she misused her campaign finance account for personal expenses.

An order of suspension noted that the judicial conduct commission reviewed a copy of 164th District Judge Alexandra Smoots-Thomas' indictment and concluded that because she's charged with seven counts of wire fraud, she should be suspended without pay from the district court.

The judge's suspension will remain in effect until further orders of the commission.