Shirley Mays, formerly a municipal court judge in the city of Teague in Freestone County, was given a public admonition by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct after findings she committed five ethics violations.

The commission report states Mays engaged in ex parte communications; allowed a personal relationship to influence judicial conduct; lent the prestige of the office to advance the private interests of others; performed judicial duties with bias; and manifested bias or prejudice by words or conduct.