Hon.

Ken Paxton
Attorney General of Texas
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, TX. 78711

Dear General Paxton:

Your correspondence of date has been received by the Fourteenth Judicial District Court
of Texas, sitting in Dallas.  Please accept this collective response.

At the outset, we, the twelve duly Texas Civil District Judges sitting in Dallas County
are troubled by what appears to be an ex parte communication about a pending case,
directed to the Court without consideration of the other litigants.  As a current Member of
the Bar, you certainly should be aware of the impropriety of this contact, as prohibited by
Canon 3(b)(8) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct. 

"...A Judge shall not initiate, permit or consider ex parte communications

or other communications made to the judge outside the presence of the
parties…”

In this context, for you to "Urge" a Judge towards a particular substantive outcome in this
matter is most inappropriate and equally unwelcome.  Please do not communicate with
the Court in this manner further.  

Similarly, your comment in the penultimate sentence of your correspondence is

also inappropriate.  The Court of Appeals and the Texas Supreme Court will ultimately
make any determination as to any alleged  "abuse of discretion" by this or any other
Court.  That will ONLY occur after all parties are afforded due process and an
opportunity to be heard.  It is contrary to the concept of an independent Judiciary and
offends the tradition of separation of powers for any member of the Executive Branch of
Texas government to interject itself into the proceedings of the Judicial Branch.

We trust that this shall not happen further.  For the sake of ALL of the citizens of Texas,
please let the Judicial process play out without any further interference.

Sincerely,

Original signed by Eric V. Moyé_ Original signed by Bonnie

Goldstein_
The Hon. Eric V. Moyé, The Hon. Bonnie
Goldstein,
Presiding Judge, 14th District Court Presiding Judge,
44th District Court

Original signed by Martin Hoffman Original signed by Staci

Williams
The Hon. Martin Hoffman, The Hon. Staci Williams,
Presiding Judge, 68th District Court Presiding Judge,
101st District Court

Original signed by Tonya Parker Original signed by Dale

Tillery
The Hon. Tonya Parker, The Hon. Dale Tillery,
Presiding Judge, 116h District Court Presiding Judge, 134th
District Court

Original signed by Aiesha Redmond Original signed by Maricela

Moore
The Hon. Aiesha Redmond, The Hon. Maricela
Moore,
Presiding Judge, 160th District Court Presiding Judge,
162nd District Court

Original signed by Gena Slaughter Original signed by Craig

Smith
The Hon. Gena Slaughter The Hon. Craig Smith,
Presiding Judge, 191st District Court Presiding Judge,
192nd District Court

Original signed by Bridgett Whitmore Original signed by Emily

Tobolowsky
The Hon. Bridgett Whitmore, The Hon. Emily
Tobolowsky,
Presiding Judge, 193rd District Court Presiding Judge, 298th
District Court