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    139 out of 5,000
    Petitioning
    1. Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct
  2. Created By
    Stacey M. Kananen
    Tampa Bay, FL
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Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams presides over child abuse cases, making decisions about families that need protection from their abuser(s). Recently, Judge Adams' daughter Hillary Adams, now 23, posted a video on YouTube (http://youtu.be/mpqcrwcghx4) that shows her father lashing her with a belt and trying to force her to bend over her bed to be beaten despite her wails and pleas to stop.

The five-year statute of limitations for prosecution has passed, so no charges will be filed. Texas law allows for corporal punishment, so there are doubts as to whether the judge's actions constitute illegal abuse. This is an issue with many facets to examine. At the bare minimum, however, he should not ever be in a position to decide child abuse cases when his ideas of "discipline" are so controversial.

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Stop Judge William Adams from presiding over child abuse cases.

Greetings,

I just signed the following petition addressed to: Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

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Stop Judge William Adams from presiding over child abuse cases.

Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams presides over child abuse cases, making decisions about families that need protection from their abuser(s). Recently, Judge Adams' daughter Hillary Adams, now 23, posted a video on YouTube (http://youtu.be/mpqcrwcghx4) that shows her father lashing her with a belt and trying to force her to bend over her bed to be beaten despite her wails and pleas to stop.

The five-year statue of limitations for prosecution has passed, so no charges will be filed. Texas law allows for corporal punishment, so there are doubts as to whether the judge's actions constitute illegal abuse. This is an issue with many facets to examine. At the bare minimum, however, he should not ever be in a position to decide child abuse cases when his ideas of "discipline" are so controversial.
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