Judge Linda Rodriguez’s opponent likes to point to his experience in Williamson County and the courts there as a model for how he thinks our county courts should operate. Anyone paying attention should be aware of the problems that plagued Williamson County going back over 25 years when an innocent man was convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. That miscarriage of justice cost Michael Morton 25 years of his life. The DA who prosecuted him was a district judge when Morton was freed and has since been disbarred.
In 2006 Williamson County was sued by a defendant who claimed the judges there engaged in a “systematic and deliberate scheme” to deprive “persons accused of misdemeanor offenses of their right to be represented by counsel.” That defendant won his case in the Texas Supreme Court.
In 2001 Williamson County agreed to pay a $375,000 settlement to two female Williamson County employees who filed a lawsuit against a judge. Those employees alleged the judge sexually harrassed them, made repeated offensive remarks, and yelled profanities at them.
Williamson County may be the last county in Texas Hays County citizens would want to be like. If Mr. Glickler is so enamored with Williamson County, then he should move there.
Sandra D. Jackson
Kyle
