Summary
[Nathan Hecht]'s ethical problems began when his friend and rumored former flame, Harriet Miers, was nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Bush in fall 2005. The nomination of Miers, then the White House counsel, expired rather quickly, but not for lack of effort on Hecht's part. He praised her effusively in more than 100 media interviews. His barnstorming drew the attention of the state Commission on Judicial Conduct, which slapped Hecht with a rare public admonition in May 2006 for improperly using his office. A special three-judge panel later exonerated Hecht, but not before he amassed $340,000 in legal costs. What's a Supreme Court justice to do?
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Hecht of a Job
A term on the Supreme Court of Texas comes with its perks. Parking, the black robe, the power to judge the thorniest civil litigation in the state. And, for Justice Nathan Hecht at least...
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