{"id":152857,"date":"2026-02-05T23:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/152857\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T23:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:27:10","slug":"judge-rosie-speedlin-gonzalez-suspended-without-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/152857\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez suspended without pay"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JudgeJudge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez was indicted on two charges last week and released on bond. Credit: Instagram \/ rosiegonzalezjudge<\/p>\n

Bexar County Court at Law 13 Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez has been suspended without pay a week after she was indicted<\/a> on charges of oppression and unlawful restraint, KSAT 12 reports<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Speedlin Gonzalez will be suspended from the bench until the charges are dismissed, she\u2019s acquitted or until the commission issues another order, according to an order from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct obtained by the TV station. <\/p>\n

Last week\u2019s indictment stems from a 2024 courtroom argument that allegedly ended with Speedlin Gonzalez ordering a defense attorney handcuffed,\u00a0the Express-News reports<\/a>. The judge\u2019s attorney Mark Stevens told the daily she\u2019s innocent of the charges.<\/p>\n

Speedlin Gonzalez heard court cases this week, according to KSAT. <\/p>\n

In addition to serving as a court at law judge, Speedlin Gonzalez also oversees the county\u2019s Reflejo Court for first-time domestic violence offenders.<\/p>\n

County officials haven\u2019t said who will preside in her absence, KSAT reports. <\/p>\n

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