Supreme Court

Case: 22-0538    
22-0538
07/05/2022
Request for Suspension of Judge
IN RE INQUIRY CONCERNING CJC NOS. 20-1415 & 21-0679 BROUGHT BY THE STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
09/06/2022Response to PetitionReal Parties in Interest Response to Request for Suspension filed on behalf of Franklin Bynum.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
08/30/2024Order of the Court Issued  Order stating: "Examiners having filed a notice of nonsuit and a notice of withdrawal of formal proceedings, the Court dismisses all pending motions as moot, excuses the special master from this assignment, and closes this proceeding."
08/08/2024Notice received  Examiners' Notice of Nonsuit stating "Examiners file this Notice of Nonsuit and respectfully withdraws its request for another Special Master to be appointed to presided over these formal proceedings regarding the Honorable
Franklin Bynum." filed by attorney Zindia Thomas
07/16/2024Status report filed  Real Party in Interest's Response Regarding Appointment of Special Master filed by attorney Franklin Bynum
07/16/2024Status report filed  Commission's Status Report filed on behalf of The Examiners for the State Commission on Judicial Conduct
07/11/2024Motion for Extension of Time filed  Examiners Motion for Extension of Time to File Commission's Status Report filed by Zindia Thomas
07/09/2024Status Report requested  Letter sent stating: "The Supreme Court of Texas requests a status report from each party on the procedural posture of this case because of the letter of withdrawal received from Special Master former Chief Justice Jeff L. Rose on June 27, 2024. Before assigning another judge as Special Master, the Court wishes to hear from each party regarding whether there is a continuing need for such an appointment.
The responses must be efiled no later than 5:00 pm, Tuesday, July 16, 2024."
07/21/2023Document received (See Remarks)  Request to Supreme Court of Texas for Appointment of a Special Master
07/21/2023Order Issued  Administrative Order No. 23-9035 stating: "Pursuant to the provisions of Texas Constitution, Article V, sec. 1-a and Rule 10(c)(2) of the Rules for the Removal or Retirement of Judges, the Supreme Court of Texas hereby appoints the Honorable Jeff L. Rose, Chief Justice (Retired), Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas, Austin, Texas, as a Special Master to conduct a hearing concerning Judge No. 105 and to make a report thereof to the Commission."
06/22/2023Status report filed  Status Report filed on behalf of The Examiners for the State Commission on Judicial Conduct
06/21/2023Motion to Recuse disposedDenied The Supreme Court of Texas has denied Honorable Franklin Bynum’s Motion to Recuse pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 16.3.  (Chief Justice Hecht not participating)
06/20/2023Status Report requested  Letter sent to parties stating: "The Supreme Court of Texas requests a status report on both the Commission’s Request for Order of Suspension of Judge and Request to the Supreme Court of Texas for Appointment of a Special Master. The parties should address whether these requests are moot in light of the passage of time and the fact that Franklin Bynum left is judicial office on December 31, 2022.
The responses must be filed no later than 5:00 pm, Thursday, June 22, 2023. The responses must be filed and served through eFileTexas.gov and electronic courtesy copies must be emailed to blake.hawthorne@txcourts.gov and claudia.jenks@txcourts.gov.  You may contact the Supreme Court of Texas Clerk’s Office at 512-463-1312 should you need assistance."
09/09/2022Motion to withdraw disposed ofFiling granted Motion to Withdraw Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube as Counsel granted
09/06/2022Motion to Recuse filed  Motion to Recuse filed on behalf of Franklin Bynum.
09/06/2022Response to Petition  Response to Request for Suspension filed on behalf of Franklin Bynum.
09/06/2022Motion to Withdraw Filed  Counsel's Motion to Withdraw filed on behalf of Franklin Bynum by attorney Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube
08/22/2022Electronic communication sent to Party  Electronic Communication sent to attorney: "The Court has asked me to relay that they have extended the due date for the response to September 6, 2022, no motion is needed Please note further extensions of time will not be considered."
07/25/2022Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response is granted. Response is due August 29, 2022. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
07/25/2022Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response filed on behalf of Franklin Bynum.
07/08/2022Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to Request for Order of Suspension of Judge due no later than July 28, 2022.
07/05/2022Request for Suspension of Judge  State Commission on Judicial Conduct's Request for Order of Suspension of Judge on behalf of Honorable Franklin Bynum. This is an administrative matter assigned Misc. Docket No. 22-0538. In order to post the proceedings to the web, it has been entered into the Court's case management system as a mandamus petition.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
No Calendar.
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
State Commission on Judicial ConductRelatorMs. Lorin Hayes
Ms. Zindia T. Thomas
Ms. Katherine Suzanne Cheng
Ms. Jacqueline Rashawn Habersham
Bynum, Franklin Real Party in Interest The Honorable Franklin Bynum
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