A part-time Galveston County family law associate judge resigned from the bench on Feb. 8. The move came after an advisory judicial ethics opinion indicated that part-time judges can’t represent family law clients in district courts in the county where they sit.

Suzanne Schwab Radcliffe says she resigned from her position as a part-time judge for the 306th District Court after the Judicial Ethics Committee of the Judicial Section of the State Bar of Texas issued its opinion.