Texas Judge Gets Public Warning After Comments on YouTube Channel

The Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct has issued a public warning for a Texas judge, in part because of public comments that she made through her court’s YouTube channel. Judge Stephanie Boyd, a judge of the 187th Criminal District Court in San Antonio, livestreams her court proceedings on YouTube and has “engaged in extrajudicial activities with viewers,” including by hosting a book club and allowing comments about current court proceedings and participants, according to the commission’s June 3 decision.