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252nd District Court repeatedly orders defendants to consult at least three attorneys or face bond increases
Summary
At multiple initial appearances the presiding judge reset cases roughly 30 days and ordered defendants who had not hired counsel to consult with at least three lawyers, bring back the names of attorneys consulted, and warned that failure to comply could result in a raised bond and remand to custody.
The presiding judge in the 252nd District Court told multiple defendants during initial-appearance dockets that if they could not hire private counsel they must consult with at least three lawyers before the next court date and return with the names of those attorneys.
The order — given in numerous individual docket calls — reset most cases about 30 days to give defendants time to hire counsel. “If you’re unable to hire someone before the next court date, then I’m ordering you to visit with at least 3 lawyers,” the judge told Simon Gobert and repeated almost verbatim to several other defendants. The…
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