Judicial conduct commission reprimands county judge

The Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct has issued a “public reprimand” against the Burnet County judge, after a probe into his alleged interactions with a justice of the peace.

Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Lisa Whitehead submitted a complaint to the commission, which concluded its review of the complaint on Oct. 3. The reprimand was issued following Oakley’s appearance Dec. 3 before the commission to provide responses to the allegations.

Whitehead offered the following statement to the Bulletin: “I appreciate the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the thoroughness of their investigatory process resulting in the Public Reprimand of James Oakle. In that opinion the findings of fact and Commission conclusion say it all.”