Texas Judge Suspended With Pay After Allegedly Assaulting Family Member

A Harris County judge was suspended from the bench with pay after being arrested on New Year’s Eve on charges of family assault, according to officials. Judge Frank Aguilar of the 228th District Court was suspended on Feb. 7 for what the State Commission on Judicial Conduct said was a “pending criminal matter,” which appeared to stem from the Dec. 31, 2023 incident. The commission noted that the judge, a 66-year-old Democrat who was elected to a second four-year term in 2022, has been suspended under rule 15a. According to the commission (pdf), under Rule 15a, “any judge may be suspended from office with or without pay by the commission immediately upon being indicted by a state or federal grand jury for a felony offense or charged with a misdemeanor involving official misconduct.”...