Bexar County Court at Law No. 13 Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez resigned Monday as part of a deal to dismiss felony criminal unlawful restraint and misdemeanor oppression charges filed against her, KSAT reports, citing the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Neither Speedlin Gonzalez nor the special prosecutor assigned to her criminal case, Brian Cromeens of DeWitt County, responded to the TV station’s request for comment on Monday.
A Bexar County grand jury indicted Speedlin Gonzalez on the criminal charges in January over accusations that she had a defense attorney, Elizabeth Russell, handcuffed during a Dec. 17 court proceeding. Speedlin Gonzales allegedly ordered Russell handcuffed after the pair argued over whether the attorney coached a client to change a plea…