Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott could decide whether the Sunset Advisory Commission (SAC) staff, when conducting a sunset review, has a right to attend closed meetings and to have access to certain documents when the State Commission on Judicial Conduct (SCJC) considers complaints against judges.
State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, the SAC’s chairman, asked Abbott in a May 31 request for an opinion to address two questions: Is the SAC staff, as part of a sunset review, entitled to see confidential documents, including ones prepared by the SCJC attorneys, which may be subject to attorney-client privilege? Is the SAC staff, as part of a review, entitled to attend the SCJC’s proceedings, including disciplinary hearings before the judicial conduct commission?
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