Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Lawfare? Ken Paxton Accuses State Bar of Weaponizing Courts Against Him
The Paxton petition follows in the steps of his first assistant, whose ethics violations defense on the same issues is pending before the Texas Supreme Court.
June 05, 2024 at 02:40 PM
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Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
What You Need to Know
- Attorney General Ken Paxton want the Texas Supreme Court to reverse a court of appeals denial of his attempt to dismiss a state bar ethics complaint.
- The state bar sued Paxton in 2022 for alleged misrepresentations in a 2022 election-related petition to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- The state bar alleges his misrepresentations violated ethics rules. Paxton claims the suit is barred by separation of powers.
Texas Attorney General Kenneth Paxton filed a petition for review at the Texas Supreme Court, seeking to reverse a Dallas Court of Appeals denial of his attempt to dismiss a State Bar of Texas ethics complaint.
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