In an attempt to convince the Commission on Judicial Conduct to reinstate Judge Christopher Dupuy's pay after suspending him from the bench, his attorney argued during a commission hearing that many of the criminal allegations made against Dupuy are not what they seem.
The commission took its action against Dupuy, judge of Galveston County Court-at-Law No. 3, on May 23, two days after a Galveston County grand jury indicted him on two felony and six misdemeanor charges related to actions he allegedly took on the bench. The felony charges allege "obstruction or retaliation." The misdemeanor indictments include four abuse-of-official-capacity and two official-oppression charges.
