After his colleagues came to the conclusion he’d become too mentally impaired to function as a judge, Dallas Fifth Court of Appeals Justice David Lewis has resigned rather than face formal removal proceedings by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Lewis entered into a voluntary agreement to resign from office, according to a notice of nonsuit filed by the Judicial Conduct Commission on Wednesday. The commission had filed a notice of formal removal and proceedings against Lewis the previous day.

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