Judicial Misconduct in Fort Bend?

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ANYWAY. Here's the thing. Read this from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct:

Canon 5

Refraining from Inappropriate Political Activity
(2) A judge or judicial candidate shall not authorize the public use of his or her name endorsing another candidate for any public office, except that either may indicate support for a political party. A judge or judicial candidate may attend political events and express his or her views on political matters in accord with this Canon and Canon 3B(10).

And now, think back to this from Fort Bend Now (August 10):

Breaking ranks with state Republican Party leaders on Thursday, Fort Bend County Judge Bob Hebert endorsed Sugar Land Mayor David Wallace’s write-in candidacy for Tom DeLay’s former congressional seat.

Almost simultaneously, Harris County Tax Collector Paul Bettencourt emerged as a potential candidate for the same position.

“I’m going to support David, and I’m going to ask other Fort Bend Republicans to vote for him,” Hebert said Thursday night. “If any Republican candidate can win in a write-in position in the 22nd District, it’s Wallace.”

Calling Democratic lawyers: Do we have a problem here?

Also, it looks like Hebert makes big bucks. "An elected official hates to vote for a pay increase because everyone thinks an elected official should work for free. No one wants to pay them. When I wasn't in office I had the same opinion," Hebert said. This after he voted to raise his salary from $89,073 to $105,000 earlier this year.