James Patrick “Jim” Sharp Jr., a justice on Houston’s 1st Court of Appeals, is appealing a public reprimand he received last month from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. On Oct. 8, Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson penned a letter to three intermediate appellate court justices appointing them to a Special Court of Review to hear Sharp’s appeal.
The panel will include Kerry Fitzgerald, a justice on Dallas’ 5th Court of Appeals; Diane Henson, a justice on Austin’s 3rd Court of Appeals; and Bill Meier, a justice on Fort Worth’s 2nd Court of Appeals.
