Bexar County misdemeanor judge accused of having attorney handcuffed attends hearing; return set for June
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – A Bexar County court-at-law judge appeared in courtroom for a Friday listening to associated to 2 costs stemming from a December 2024 incident inside her courtroom.
Rosie Speedlin Gonzalezwho has presided over Bexar County’s Court at Law No. 13, is accused of having an attorney handcuffed and stored within the jury field.
According to Bexar County courtroom information, Speedlin Gonzalez, 61, has been charged with illegal restraint by a judicial officer, a felony, and misdemeanor official oppression, January indictment information obtained by KSAT Investigates present.
KSAT Investigates first reported on the December 2024 incident on Jan. 14. Speedlin Gonzalez was indicted and turned herself in on Jan. 29.
While Speedlin Gonzalez appeared inside Bexar County’s 379th Criminal District Court on Friday, Judge Ron Rangel recused himself and will not be presiding over the case. Instead, the case was assigned to retired Judge Oscar Hale Jr., who spent almost 20 years as a district judge in Laredo, Texas, earlier than leaving submit in December 2024.
On Friday, Speedlin Gonzalez’s attorney, the particular prosecutor and Hale mentioned a matter inside Hale’s chambers. While it was unclear what was mentioned, prosecutors later advised KSAT Investigates that Speedlin Gonzalez will return to courtroom in June.
Since Speedlin Gonzalez’s arrest, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct (SCJC) suspended her without pay.
The suspension order states Speedlin Gonzalez’s suspension will stay in impact till the fees are dismissed, she is acquitted of all costs or till the fee points one other order.
In March, Speedlin Gonzalez lost her reelection bid in the Democratic primary to challenger Alicia Perez.
Bexar County Court at Law No. 13 is dwelling to the Reflection Courta trauma-informed therapy program designed to assist first-time home violence offenders tackle the foundation causes of their conduct in lieu of jail time.
