Ennis Judge publicizes Johnny Football speeding ticket

[Spanish Camp]

I would think hat this should cost this guy his job. I know I wouldn't want this blasted across the Internet about me. Surely this violates something.


Taken from another Internet forum:

An Ennis judge, Lee Johnson, took to Facebook yesterday to showboat about a speeding ticket issued to Johnny Football...

From Facebook:
"Too funny. So it seems that a certain unnamed (very) recent Heisman Trophy winner from a certain unnamed "college" down south of here got a gift from the Ennis P.D. while he was speeding on the 287 bypass yesterday. It appears even though the OU defense couldn't stop him, the City of Ennis P.D. is a different story altogether. Time to grow up/slow down young 'un. You got your whole life/career ahead of you. Gig Em indeed."

[Old Tiger]

I would think hat this should cost this guy his job. I know I wouldn't want this blasted across the Internet about me. Surely this violates something.


Taken from another Internet forum:

An Ennis judge, Lee Johnson, took to Facebook yesterday to showboat about a speeding ticket issued to Johnny Football...

From Facebook:
"Too funny. So it seems that a certain unnamed (very) recent Heisman Trophy winner from a certain unnamed "college" down south of here got a gift from the Ennis P.D. while he was speeding on the 287 bypass yesterday. It appears even though the OU defense couldn't stop him, the City of Ennis P.D. is a different story altogether. Time to grow up/slow down young 'un. You got your whole life/career ahead of you. Gig Em indeed."

Anyone could find out about the ticket from the freedom of information act....definitely not worth losing a job over.

[NastySlot]

Anyone could find out about the ticket from the freedom of information act....definitely not worth losing a job over.

If they were looking for that information yes they could.

[NastySlot]

Anyone could find out about the ticket from the freedom of information act....definitely not worth losing a job over.

Hey tiger a good read:
Commission on Judicial Conduct. Cannon 3(B)(10) seems aplicable:
quote:
A judge shall abstain from public comment about a pending or impending proceeding which may come before the judge's court in a manner which suggests to a reasonable person the judge's probable decision on any particular.


Maybe not worth losing a job but maybe just doing his job would work?

[Spanish Camp]

Thank you, Nasty. Glad someone on here has sense.

Old Tiger is a complete idiot. Just read his post history

[Old Tiger]

Does the officer once state the name of the person who recieved the citation? No.
Does the officer state the specific school? No

For all we know he could be talking about Robert Griffin III. In my experiences with Aggies they will say Gig 'Em after anything regardless if it was there player or someone they have played against.

[Phil C]

I'm not sure about court cases but most entities will release information and go by the act if the requests are in writing and the act is cited as the bases for the request. This judge may have gone to war. I hope he isn't depented on Aggie voters for reelection.

[defense51]

Does the officer once state the name of the person who recieved the citation? No.
Does the officer state the specific school? No

For all we know he could be talking about Robert Griffin III. In my experiences with Aggies they will say Gig 'Em after anything regardless if it was there player or someone they have played against.

As a judge and an elected official, he should know better than to use social media to say anything about a pending case regardless of who it pertains to. Sounds to me like the judge needs to grow up and keep his child like antics off Facebook!

[Ernest T Bass]

Judges are elected. Can't fire'em.

[Farmersfan]

Yes this was going too far by this judge. Open information Act requires that the information be made available upon request. For a judge to selectively decide what will be made public without request is completely wrong. In my opinion.

[ronwx5x]

Yes this was going too far by this judge. Open information Act requires that the information be made available upon request. For a judge to selectively decide what will be made public without request is completely wrong. In my opinion.

For once we agree!

[Rabid Cougar]

For all we know he could be talking about Robert Griffin III.

Well we know that didn't happen. BOB3 is incapable of doing wrong.

[Old Tiger]

Well we know that didn't happen. BOB3 is incapable of doing wrong.

That is true he is a great Baptist man with a good moral upbringing.

[Macarthur]

Yes this was going too far by this judge. Open information Act requires that the information be made available upon request. For a judge to selectively decide what will be made public without request is completely wrong. In my opinion.

Agree. I don't know if this rises to the level of losing his job, but it shows him to be unprofessional and ridiculously childish.

[Scoop27]

Seems like college players can't stay out of trouble for one reason or another. We have to remember that they are still kids and make mistakes. I did the same.
These athletes are in the lime light though and will draw the attention of media, etc