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Washington County bar, local attorney say judge’s action dissolving law library conflicts with ordinance; concern raised about $500,000 appropriation
Summary
An attorney representing the Washington County Bar told the Quorum Court that the county judge’s office acted contrary to the county ordinance governing the Washington County Law Library and that the library’s funds (about $420,000) may be affected; he urged caution before the court appropriates funds on tonight’s agenda.
During the citizen-comment period, attorney Tim Watson told the Quorum Court the Washington County Law Library is established by county ordinance and that recent actions by the county judge’s office to declare the board vacant and seat new members — and reportedly to dissolve the library — conflict with that ordinance.
Watson said he and the Washington County Bar received an email from Catherine Baker on March 24 stating the law-library board was vacant and that the county judge had seated board members, including himself, and…
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