The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a public warning
to a judge who refuses to perform same-sex marriages.
By Associated Press
The Waco Tribune-Herald reports that McLennan County Justice of
the Peace Dianne Hensley has said her "Bible-believing" Christian
conscience prohibits her from doing same-sex weddings. She believes she's
entitled to a "religious exemption." Hensley has continued to perform
opposite-sex weddings.
In its order, the commission said Hensley is violating the Texas
Code of Judicial Conduct by "casting doubt on her capacity to act
impartially to persons appearing before her as a judge due to the person's
sexual orientation."
Hensley has 30 days to appeal the sanction. She and her attorney
have both declined to comment on the commission's warning.
AP snark evident in quotation
marks at Bible-believing and religious exemption.
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