A while back, I wrote about Burnet County Judge James Oakley, who had just been indicted on both felony and misdemeanor charges.
Judge Oakley was also reprimanded by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct earlier this month.
One of the things he’s accused of is removing the lock to Justice of the Peace Lisa Whitehead’s courtroom door. Whitehead ended up filing a formal complaint over safety concerns after she said she could not find a “workable solution” with Oakley.
Oakley also faces allegations of sexual harassment from Whitehead that stem from 2023 and for creating a “hostile work environment.”
Judge Oakley resigned on Wednesday. For what it may be worth, the text of his reprimand is included in the linked KXAN article.