The Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct publicly reprimanded Lubbock Justice of the Peace Francisco “Frank” Gutierrez after finding he ruled in a debt collection lawsuit without notifying either side of a trial and repeatedly failed to respond to the commission’s investigation.
The Aug. 25 order requires Gutierrez, who serves Precinct 3, Place 1, to complete four additional hours of instruction with a mentor. It does not remove or suspend him from office.
The disciplinary action stems from a lawsuit filed by LVNV Funding LLC against Shelby Ishmael…