Texas panel drops ethics case against attorney general Paxton
By Mike Scarcella
Jan 23 (Reuters) - An attorney discipline board has dropped its misconduct case against Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, after the state Supreme Court blocked related claims against one of his top deputies over their work on a failed lawsuit that challenged Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
The state's Commission on Lawyer Discipline dismissed its case on Wednesday in a filing at the Texas Supreme Court, citing the court's ruling in December that ended the case against First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster.
The commission had accused Paxton and Webster of professional misconduct for allegedly making dishonest statements in a lawsuit Texas filed in December 2020 at the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to block Biden’s victories over Donald Trump in four key states.
Paxton and Webster had denied violating attorney conduct rules and argued that the disciplinary commission lacked authority over actions they took as state officials.
A spokesperson for the commission declined to comment on Thursday. Paxton’s office did not immediately respond to a similar request.
In its 7-2 decision last month, the Texas Supreme Court said the commission's ethics case against Webster amounted to improper “second-guessing” of the claims Paxton’s office had asserted in the election lawsuit.
The majority said it was not inclined to “invade the executive branch’s prerogatives.”
Paxton and Webster are among several lawyers who faced misconduct claims tied to election litigation supporting Trump, who was re-elected in November to serve a second term.
The case is Paxton v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline, Texas Supreme Court, No. 24-0452.
For Paxton: Aaron Nielson of Texas Attorney General’s Office
For Commission: Michael Graham of the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel
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