A Galveston County grand jury has indicted Judge Christopher Dupuy on two felony and six misdemeanor criminal charges related to actions he allegedly took on the bench. A civil petition seeking Dupuy’s removal from office has also been filed in state court.

The two felony indictments against the sitting judge of Galveston County Court-at-Law No. 3 allege "obstruction or retaliation" — specifically that Dupuy did "intentionally or knowingly harm or threaten to harm" two attorneys, Lori Laird and Greg Enos, through: